Environmental services

Coastal Management

We have many miles of beautiful coastline to explore and enjoy but it is also some of the fastest eroding coast in western Europe.

Air quality

Improving air quality remains a priority for the council due to its impacts on health and the environment.

Animals

Control measures and licensing requirements of animals.

Nature at Work

Responding to the climate and nature emergency by supporting nature to thrive at hundreds of community sites across East Suffolk.

Sewers and drains

If you are connected to the public sewer system, Anglian Water has taken ownership of any pipes that you share with your neighbours as well as any pipes that are outside your property boundary.

Private water supplies

Any water supply which is not provided by a water company and which is not be considered to be a 'mains' supply.

Nuisance complaints

How to report a nuisance regarding noise, odours, rubbish, smoke, dust and fumes.

Street lighting

In recent years, councils across Suffolk have moved to part-night lighting to cut costs and reduce light pollution.

Tackling climate change

East Suffolk Council's commitment to reduce its own carbon emissions and to encourage communities to help fight climate change.

Greenprint Forum

The Greenprint Forum is a voluntary network, facilitated by the district council, to help deliver their business plan; specifically enabling community environmental action to improve lives and strengthen our economy.

Environmental permitting

The operation of certain industrial processes have the capacity to pollute the air around us and are regulated by a strict permitting regime.

Contaminated land

Radon is a natural radioactive gas, which enters buildings from the ground where it is formed from the minute amounts of uranium that occur naturally in all rocks and soils.