Our Environmental Health team actively strives to protect and enhance the health of our community and to improve the well-being of the High Peak, by proactively and efficiently responding to potential health and nuisance concerns.
 Dog Control and Animal welfareOur dog wardens deal with stray and lost dogs. The Council strives actively to prevent dog fouling on public land. We also inspect and license pet shops, kennels, catteries and animal boarding, horse riding establishments, premises for dangerous and wild animals and zoos. |
 Drainage and FloodingWe can advise on the maintenance of sewers and ensure that relevant parties are informed of their responsibilities. Water running off public roads, causing flooding, will normally be dealt with by Derbyshire County Council (External website**). We provide general flooding advice for High Peak residents. |
 Food SafetyWe register food premises, provide advice to food business operators, inspect food premises, and provide training courses for food handlers to basic and intermediate level. |
 Health and SafetyWe enforce Health and Safety in work and leisure premises, and investigate accidents at such locations. We can provide Health and Safety training courses. Please enquire from Customer Services – email customer-services@highpeak.gov.uk or phone 0845 129 77 77 or 01298 28400. |
 PollutionThe Council works to protect the local environment, this includes Air Quality; Contaminated Land; Domestic and Industrial noise nuisance; Permitted Industrial Processes; Private Water Supplies; Radon; Smoke Control Areas and Other Statutory Nuisances. |
 Public Health PromotionWe promote public health by keeping the High Peak smoke free, encouraging responsible pet owners, and advising neighbours how to reduce noise nuisance. |
We try to maintain the highest standards in our public protection work. We monitor:
We report our performance in these and other areas every June, and also publish our targets for improving our performance.