FOI Request - Domestic Wood Burning Stoves

Request 101003563180

1. How many domestic wood-burning stove installations are there in your Council area?

2. What restrictions and procedures relating to domestic wood-burning installations, including in outbuildings, ie sheds, summer-houses does the Council currently have in place?

3. How is the pollution created by domestic wood-burning monitored by the Council?

4. Who is allowed to install domestic wood-burning apparatus in the Council’s area?

5. What qualifications or registration are domestic wood-burning installers required to have in your Council area?

6. How many complaints has the Council received in the past five years in relation to domestic wood-burning?

7. What is your Council’s policy regarding pollution and anti-social behaviour in relation to fire-pits, etc, and bonfires?

8. How does the Council currently monitor what is being burnt in domestic wood-burning installations in your Council area?

9. Does the Council have easily accessible information on its website, or otherwise, in relation to current Defra recommended use of domestic wood-burning installations and, or the health, environmental, social damage and neighbour disputes that result from burning wood in a domestic setting?

10. What planning application process or restrictions does your Council have in place in order for someone to instal domestic wood-burning apparatus?

11. How many smoke control areas does the Council have and how are they decided upon?

Clarification sought 08-05-2024