In April, Wyre Council in Lancashire was appealing to residents to collect the evidence needed to support statutory action in respect of unwanted odour from the Jameson Road Landfill site
The council said they were working closely with the EA to ensure the relevant legislation is enforced appropriately.
Rebecca Huddleston, Chief Executive of Wyre Council, said:“We need residents to help us collect the evidence needed to exercise our powers of statutory nuisance on their behalf. We are committed to ending this issue, but we cannot do this alone.
“This means completing diary sheets to record the impact the smell is having on the use and enjoyment of their properties and enabling council officers to visit their homes or workplaces to evidence the impact of the odours they are experiencing.”
“We will ensure diary sheets are easily accessible to all residents by providing copies to all Councillors, having these in as many libraries, schools, shops and doctors’ surgeries as possible and will make copies available to collect at all Council venues. We will also ensure copies are resent to everyone who has made a complaint so far, along with a pre-paid envelope for residents to submit these back to us.”
The council asked respondents to complete at least seven consecutive days (ideally 14) of entries, and give as much detail as possible, around the date and duration of the odour.
