Welcome to Environmental Healths webpages. Environmental Health is part of the South Hams statutory obligations. Here you will find plenty of advice and information about a range of issues which Environmental Health deals with. Our Environmental Health Service is responsible for a wide range of proactive and reactive services. The team consists of Environmental Health officers (EHOs), EH Technicians, and administrative staff.
The long term vision of the service is to ensure that through a process of advice, education and enforcement, the food we eat and the environments we live, work and resort to, are safe and with minimum risk to health.
Environmental Health has both an enforcement and advisory role in areas such as food safety, health and safety, pest control, noise, air quality, housing and energy efficiency. In addition many forms of licensing including public entertainment, taxis and private hire vehicles, zoos and street collections are the responsibility of Environmental Health.
Click the picture to find out about our new housing grants.
Click the picture to find out the Nitrogen Dioxide levels in South Hams air.
Application under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
The company known as Wales and West Utilities, Wales and West House, Spooner Close, Celtic Springs Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8FZ has applied to South Hams District Council for a permit to operate an odourisation installation.
The application has been placed on the public register held at: South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 0ER and can be inspected free of charge during normal office hours (please ask for Sarah Harcombe). Any written comments on the application should be made to the South Hams District Council (postal address as above or email sarah.harcombe@southhams.gov.uk by 31st July 2008. Any written comments will be placed on the public register unless they include a statement requesting that this is not done. If there is such a request the register itself will just include a note that representations have been made which are not on the register because of such a request. (25th June 2008)
