Accumulations

Environmental Health can take action to deal with accumulations and deposited materials on privately owned land, which are:

prejudicial to health (i.e. are likely to cause disease), or

cause a nuisance (i.e. cause a substantial interference with neighbouring land or property).

We can deal with accumulations of putrescible material which, for example:

smell badly enough to stop neighbours being able to use their gardens or

which are infested with rats (which can carry disease).

We cannot deal with accumulations of non-putrescible materials such as building materials, rubble, scrap metal and domestic appliances, which are only an eyesore. Such matters may be able to be dealt with by our colleagues in the Planning and Development Service if the accumulation is so bad that it is detrimental to the visual amenity of the neighbourhood.

Fly tipped materials (including hypodermic needles) on public open spaces such as highways, lay-bys, grass verges, etc, should be reported to Environmental Services.

Contacts:

Environmental Health

telephone: (023) 9244 6670

e-mail: ehenvironment@havant.gov.uk

Environmental Services

telephone: (023) 9244 6016

e-mail: env.services@havant.gov.uk

Planning and Development Services

telephone : (023) 9244 6015

e-mail: planning.development@havant.gov.uk

Havant Borough Council, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2AX