The smell and the steak from fries and hamburgers have upset a neighborhood in Hässleholm for a long time. The neighbors have complained about the noise from the nearby Burger King restaurant since the summer of 2021, when about 30 people sent a letter of protest to the municipality. The reason was that the residents said that they could not air or hang laundry outside because the stench got into the homes and the smell settled in clothes and sheets.
The municipality’s environmental inspectors concluded that the smell was a problem and demanded that the hamburger restaurant take measures – but the company appealed to the County Administrative Board and was upheld. This led to the neighbors appealing the case to the Land and Environment Court, which has now ruled in their favour. Diana Svensson is one of the people who started the protest against the steak house.
– When it’s been at its worst, it’s been that you don’t want to open because the smell gets in, says Diana.
After five have searched the concerned Burger King restaurant.
Watch Diana Svensson tell more about the situation in the player above.