Environmental Protection

The Environmental Protection Team are responsible for:

• Air Quality
• Bathing Waters
• Contaminated Land
• Cooling Towers and Prior Consent
• Environmental Permitting
• Statutory Nuisance and Smoke Control

Use the links above for more information about what the team do and how they manage environmental protection issues in the borough.

North East Public Protection Partnership (NEPPP)

Driving change and improving prosperity, protection, public health and well being through excellent local authority regulation and partnership working.

You can find out more on the NEPPP website.