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Environmental Health

We provide services to maintain and improve the quality of the environment and to protect public health and safety. See our department's contacts.

General Enquiries

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01273 484354

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Southover House,
Southover Road,
East Sussex,
Lewes,
BN7 1AB

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Taxi & Minicab Enquiries

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01273 484276

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Council Office,
Fort Road,
Newhaven,
East Sussex
BN9 9QF

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Noise Nuisance & Pollution

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office hours 01273 484354 out of hours only 01273 484340

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Southover House,
Southover Road,
East Sussex,
Lewes,
BN7 1AB

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Stray Dogs (Wealden and Eastbourne Lifeline - out of hours)

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office hours 01273 484354 out of hours only 01323 644422

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Southover House,
Southover Road,
East Sussex,
Lewes,
BN7 1AB

*Emails answered during office hours only

Email Stray Dogs (Wealden and Eastbourne Lifeline - out of hours)

Office Hours


 Monday        8:30am - 5pm
 Tuesday  8:30am - 5pm
 Wednesday  8:30am - 5pm
 Thursday  8:30am - 5pm
 Friday  8:30am - 4.30pm
 Saturday  Closed
 Sunday  Closed
 Public Holidays        Closed

Environmental Health - Services

As a department, we offer the following services:

  • Food safety - training and inspection
  • Health and Safety at work inspection
  • Infectious disease control
  • Sampling - air, sea, water and radiation
  • Air quality management
  • Pollution control - industrial premises, noise etc
  • Contaminated land management
  • Licensing and enforcement
  • Private sector housing
  • Pest control
  • Energy efficiency
  • Health promotion and development
  • Dog wardens and animal welfare

If you would like to contact us regarding any of the services we provide, please use the information above.

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Environmental Health Staff Contacts

In the first instance, please contact us using the general enquiries number above. Should this not prove satisfactory, the names and contact information of the department's management team are listed below.

Director of Planning & Environmental Services
Lindsay Frost
01273 484437
lindsay.frost@lewes.gov.uk

Head Of Department
Ian Kedge
Head Of Environmental Health
01273 484353
ian.kedge@lewes.gov.uk

Department Manager
Tim Albright
Environmental Health Manager
01273 484368
Tim.Albright@lewes.gov.uk

Air pollution, contamination, pest, sustainability & climate change
Tim Bartlett
Principal Environmental Health Officer
01273 484345
tim.bartlett@lewes.gov.uk

Noise, licencing, animal welfare, infectious diseases
Ed Hele
Principal Environmental Health Officer
01273 484360
Ed.Hele@lewes.gov.uk

Food Hygiene, Health & Safety, Ports
Tim Wyatt
Principal Environmental Health Officer
01273 484332
Tim.Wyatt@lewes.gov.uk

Housing (private)
Rebecca Wynn
Principal Environmental Health Officer
01273 484363
rebecca.wynn@lewes.gov.uk

Emergency Planning
Ian Hodgson
Emergency Planning Officer
01273 484485
ian.hodgson@lewes.gov.uk

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Service Standards & Performance

We have an overall, council-wide customer charter setting out our staff's conduct and response times to enquiries. Along with this, each department has specific service standards to cover their work.

We regularly monitor our performance and publish our aims for the next one-to-three years, stating our intentions. The details are listed on each department's performance page.

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Complaints Procedure

We aim provide a satisfactory level of service at all times when dealing with our customers and residents. Should we fail to meet your expectations, please refer to our complaints procedure.