How to reduce odour nuisance
Tips to help reduce the likelihood of causing a nuisance:
Farmland Spreading
- Check the weather forecast prior to spreading
- Check the wind direction and try to spread only when wind is blowing away from neighbouring properties
- Avoid spreading at weekends, bank holidays or evenings
- Do not spread close to houses
- Avoid frequent spreading in the same location
- Avoid very heavy applications
- Plough in immediately after or use injection to minimise odour
Farms/Livestock Units
- Avoid odorous feeds.
- Frequently remove waste, considering the time of day and wind direction
- Keep odorous areas dry and well ventilated
- Avoid the storage animal wastes near domestic premises
- Avoid burning horse manure, use an alternative means of disposal
Poultry Units
- Remove waste frequently
- Clean out storage sheds frequently bearing in mind the weather conditions
Cesspits and Septic tanks
- Empty frequently
- Remedy defects as soon as possible, e.g. blocked soakaways/overflows
- Ensure vents are appropriately located and of sufficient height
Industrial Premises
- Where necessary increase the discharge height of any chimneys, but ensure this has no planning implications before doing so
- Remove any terminal endings that slow the air flow, e.g. caps and cowls
- Substitute odorous products
- Use activated charcoal filters to adsorb organic odours
- Use water-based paints with low organic solvent content
- Maintain extract equipment, e.g. spray booths, fans etc
- Relocate odorous processes away from nearby domestic premises
Hot food premises and food manufacturing
- Increase the height and/or re-orientate the flue
- Service, clean and maintain ventilation equipment
- Use odour control technology, e.g. activated charcoal filters