Broxbourne Borough Council, Regina (On the Application of) v North and East Hertfordshire Magistrates’ Court: Admn 3 Apr 2009

The council appealed against refusal of an abatement order in respect of a statutor nuisance by the defendant by artificial light. A veterinary surgeon had erected a light which stayed on all night but which was adjacent to a neighbour’s bedroom. A light of the sort recommended would have cost under a hundred pounds. Some andpound;13,000 had been expended in costs to date.

Judges:

Munby J

Citations:

[2009] EWHC 695 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Environmental Protection Act 1990 79(1)(fb)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Nuisance, Magistrates

Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.329570