Environmental Protection

The Environmental Protection team are part of the Regulatory Services and Health Department and are responsible for:

  • Investigating complaints of Nuisance - everything from noise, smoke, lights, insects through to nuisance premises
  • Environmental Permitting – risk based inspection of industrial processes
  • Air Quality - from road traffic pollution to garden bonfires
  • Contaminated Land - either through influencing development control framework or through direct intervention
  • Pest Control – rats and mice only – either through chargeable service or enforcement activity
  • Private water supplies – chargeable service of undertaking sampling and risk assessments

Environmental Protection Team Leader: Nick Kelly
Head of Regulatory Services: Tracey Bettaney

Contact details

In person: Delamere House (Floor 2) and Macclesfield Town Hall (2nd Floor)

Team members

Senior Enforcement Officers

Sarah Allwood

Margaret Preston

Enforcement Officers

Brenda Lomas

Rebekah Norbury

Martin Brown

Niall Martin

Joanna Sherratt

Cheryl Birchenough

Jack Lawrence

Lynsey Coles

Technical Officers

Julia Heywood

Megan McGillan

Angela Buckley

Pest Control

David Ross

David Jones

Last reviewed: 10 June 2025
Page contact: Sarah Allwood