Seymour Street Health Hazard

Residents in Seymour Street have been demanding action on a local property which has beome a source of local health problems. The roof of No 22 Seymour Street is open and infested with pigeons which are causing health hazards. It has been the subject of a complaint to the Environmental Health Department and has also been raised at a Residents Together partnership meeting.

A copy of the complaint to the Environmental Health department is given below and further updates on this matter will posted as they happen. Let us know by sending in a comment to this blog if you know any more about this property.

The following email was sent to the Environmental Health department last week.

I have been spoken to by local residents and have myself observed a health hazard from a property on Seymour Street. No 22 Seymour Street is a large semi-detached house in a very poor state of repair and in particular the roof is in a very bad state. There are visible openings into the roof void and there are pigeons flying in and out of and possibly nesting in the roof void. I don't know who owns the property but it is not being adequately maintained to prevent this developing hazard.

I have observed pigeons flying from inside the roof void and then settling on the local houses including my own and then causing fouling hazards from their droppings. On occasions we have had to bring in washing from the washing lines to avoid soiling by these pigeons. Children locally have also told me that they have seen rats running along the side of this property. First can I ask if you are aware of this problem and secondly is there anything that you can do to encourage the owner to take a more responsible approach to managing the property so that it is not a source of both nuisance and health hazard? You can contact me at the address below or by phone or email. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

James Kay Chair - TRACE