The law relating to nuisance has grown over the years and probably has its roots in court cases that dates back to at least 1610. In general, a nuisance is some thing with is done by one person which can cause damage or loss to at least one other person. Certain nuisance have been set down in UK law by virtue of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. These include ;

The point at which something becomes a nuisance is often a basis for argument - what might be intrusive to one person is not necessarily so for another and a wide range of factors have to be taken into account, such as whether a particular person is over-sensitive, the nature of the area, the intensity of the problem and how long it goes on for.

If the Council believe that a nuisance exists, then they must normally serve an 'abatement notice' which requires the nuisance to be stopped. There is a right of appeal against these notices, which means that the matter will go to the magistrate's court for them to consider the evidence and whether or not there is some technical defect with the paperwork.

We have experience of both serving abatement notices and appealing them. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.