Environmental Protection Act, Part III, Statutory Nuisance

The most common statutory nuisances generated by furniture manufacturers are odour, noise, litter, smoke and fumes. Complaints from neighbours which are made to the local authority may be investigated. Where the degree of nuisance warrants such action, the local authority may serve an abatement notice under the Environmental Protection Act, s.80, requiring the cessation of the nuisance. The site would have 21 days to comply - with failure to do so being an offence.