Environment Agency action following complaints of foul smells
Summary
The Environment Agency has partially suspended an environmental permit at a waste site in Little Hulton, Salford, after a rise in complaints about foul odours. The operator must stop certain waste activities in the affected area, remove waste by 13 November, and implement odour monitoring and control measures.
Why it matters
This is relevant to surveyors because odour complaints and regulatory enforcement can affect residential amenity, occupier experience and local market perception. It also highlights the potential for environmental permit action where waste operations are impacting nearby homes, schools and workplaces.
Key points
- Investigation followed an increase in odour complaints over 10 days.
- One site’s environmental permit has been partially suspended immediately.
- Kenny Waste Management Limited must remove waste from the affected area by 13 November.
- The operator is required to carry out odour monitoring and put control measures in place.
- The Environment Agency received 52 public complaints between 25 September and 5 October 2026.
Organisations:
Environment Agency, Kenny Waste Management Limited
Regulations:
environmental permit
Locations:
Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester
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