Wealden District Council
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Pollution Control Performance

The Pollution Control Team receive a very high number of complaints each year. Our most common cause of complaints are noise, smoke and odour. The table below shows the number of complaints received by the Pollution Control Team, broken down into the main categories.
This table shows the number of complaints received by the Pollution Control Team in the past 4 years.
Type of Pollution 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Light 17 23 29 17
Noise 441 360 605 588
Odour 31 24 35 25
Pests 90 56 96 127
Drains and Septic Tanks 48 45 64 61
Smoke 151 110 201 130