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Web: www.allerdale.gov.uk
E-Mail/Contact: enquiries@allerdale.gov.uk & See Below
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General Information:
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Allerdale Borough Council, Allerdale House, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3YJ, UK.
Telephone 01900 702702, Facsimile 01900 702507
Advice/Help about Anti-Social Behaviour:
Anti social behaviour and nuisance
Anti social behaviour covers a wide range of unacceptable behaviour, nuisance and criminal activity which has a negative effect on the community and the quality of life of members of the community.
Examples of anti social behaviour include nuisance neighbours, excess noise, vandalism, graffiti, yobbish behaviour, intimidating gatherings of people as well as littering, fly-tipping, dog fouling and abandoned cars. The national Ask The Police website has advice on how to deal with specific anti social behaviour problems.
Using the forms listed below you can report the following problems to Allerdale Council:
Vandalism or Criminal Damage
Graffiti
Abandoned cars
Noise Pollution
Dog fouling
Fly tipping
Problems with a Licensed Premises
Electronic forms
Electronic forms can be completed and submitted online, with no paper involved, which is not only our preferred method; it's kinder to the environment as well.
Abandoned Vehicle report
Complaint about a Licensed Premises
Fly tipping report
Graffiti report
Pollution and noise report
Report an issue of Dog Fouling
Vandalism report
For more information please contact Legal.
Tel: 01900 702710
legal@allerdale.gov.uk
Contact form
Environmental Services/Environmental Health:
Noise and smell nuisance
In general, people are allowed to keep animals, as long as they do not cause a nuisance or a health hazard to other people and premises around them. Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, dog owners can be prosecuted if their pets are found to be causing a noise or smell nuisance.
If you live in a housing association property, you are bound by a contract of tenancy (part of which is a tenancy agreement), which prevents you from causing nuisance or health hazards by keeping animals.
Noise nuisance
Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, constant dog barking can be classed as noise nuisance. If the amount of barking prevents those who live nearby from enjoying or undertaking normal living in their own property then it can be classed as a nuisance. Unfortunately, dog noise is not like loud music or revving car engines, it cannot just be turned off.
Dogs will bark when something or someone invades their space, but this becomes a problem when barking continues or when a dog barks for no reason.
There is a set procedure which the Council must follow when investigating a complaint such as this. When you contact us to report a complaint of dog noise, we will send you out some monitoring sheets to complete so that we can establish the best time to monitor the noise and gather extra evidence.
We work closely with Environmental Health to tackle this problem and also with the dog and owner to prevent or reduce the barking to an acceptable level.
Reporting noise nuisance
If you would like to report an incident of noise nuisance, please contact the Environmental Warden team using any of the methods at the bottom of this page.
Smell nuisance
Smell caused by poor cleaning schedules can also prevent neighbours from enjoying their property. If your property is found to be causing a smell nuisance you can be prosecuted under The Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Failing to clean up after your dog has fouled in an enclosed area can lead to an unpleasant build up which causes flies and smell. This can be easily remidied by routinely removing faeces and disinfecting the area. Dog dirt can be easily disposed of. Simply bag it, and place in your domestic bin on a daily basis.
Reporting smell nuisance
If you would like to report an incident of smell nuisance, please contact the Environmental Warden team using any of the methods at the bottom of this page.
Contact Information
For more information please contact Dog Wardens.
Tel: 01900 702800
environmental.wardens@allerdale.gov.uk
