WQ93709 (e) Wedi’i gyflwyno ar 14/08/2024

A oes gan Lywodraeth Cymru gynlluniau i roi trothwyon mwy pendant i awdurdodau lleol ar gyfer niwsansau statudol?

Wedi'i ateb gan Y Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig | Wedi'i ateb ar 19/08/2024

There are no plans to provide statutory nuisance threshold guidance to local authorities. Under Section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 the local authority has a duty to investigate a complaint concerning a statutory nuisance. The investigating officer will make an objective decision based on the available evidence to determine whether a nuisance can reasonably be said to exist in the specific circumstances of each case and, if proven, what remedy is required.

If a local authority has been unable to establish a statutory nuisance exists or the complainant does not want to involve the local authority, Section 82 of the Act allows the complainant to take their own private action in a Magistrates Court to seek an abatement notice or other actions to prevent the nuisance from reoccurring.