Pollution Control - Smoke, Smells and Fumes
As well as noise, our service investigates complaints about other forms of pollution, including smoke from bonfires, smells and fumes from car paint spraying.
What we can do
We can take formal action if we find evidence of a statutory nuisance.
A statutory nuisance can include emissions of smoke, fumes or gases, dust, steam and smell.
Typical complaints of this type include smoke and ash from garden bonfires, smoking chimneys, dust from building and demolition activity and cooking smells from restaurants.
The legislation does not allow us to deal with complaints of smells arising from domestic premises.
If the problem does not stop or it is not reduced, we can serve a legal notice (an abatement notice) on the person responsible telling them that they are committing an offence if they ignore the notice.
If this doesn't work, the person responsible may be taken to court and fined up to £5,000 for domestic premises and £20,000 for commercial premises.
Enforcement policy
We have published our policies on enforcement which you can download.
Complaint about pollution
Please use the contact details below or complete and return the noise and pollution e-form form.
Who to contact
You can contact us by phone or email or by visiting our offices.
Environmental Health
2 Herne Hill Road
London
SE24 0AU
Phone: 020 7926 6111
Fax: 020 7926 6130
Email: noise@lambeth.gov.uk