Could it be a flowering currant? (Ribes of some kind?) That's the only one that smells like that to me, anyway.

Agree Ojib that is all I can think of.

It looks nice but stinks it overhangs our garden from a neighbour

It'll definitely be flowering currant - Ribes sanguineum. My mum could never stand the smell and called it the "cats' pee plant" - it's very strong, and I can just about see the connection, but I quite like it

When does this plant flower?

Can't remember exactly - probably late springtime onwards.

I'm not asking you Gattina - I'm asking Charbradagpad when their plant flowers, lol! I know when Ribes flowers...

Sorry, Bamboo! (Stupid Gattina, getting carried away here)

Easily done on a thread, after a while, we get carried away responding to each other rather than the questioner...

Hi i noticed some of this stinky plant in a car park near us and when we went to the isle of man a few years ago it was rife there, i wouldnt have the shrub myself as it turns my stomach over, thanks for the replies

We do have but at the back of a deep border where it looks very effective. I certainly wouldn't want to stand next to it :-(