What are the laws regarding bonfires in the garden?
Question:I am aware that you should make sure you have them after 7 at night. But my neighbour said we live in a 'smoke-free zone' and she put my fire out yesterday evening with her hosepipe!
I thought 'smoke-free zone' only applied to cigarette smoking. I live in London zone 3 (therefore the outskirts of the city)..?
Answers:
You need to check your local councils bylaws. It varies across the country.
Check with your local council - by laws are different in each regions local authority
you cannot light open fires is a smoke free zone but your neighbour was guilty of tresspass in putting out a fire on your property.
a smoke free zone has zilch to do with cigarette smoking thats a different thing altogether.. smoke free zones were brought in in the days of coal fires and steam engines etc and we had really bad fog. so if you have a fire it should be with smokeless coal... your neighbour just being an idiot with the hosepipe.
Light the Bum. As long as there's not too much smoke it is OK.
well i have no idea which council area you are in but i looked at greenwich (think thats how its spelt) coucil website and they have leaflets on how to reduce smoke from bonfires which give the impression they are allowed there but as the other person said the woman trespassed on your land which she has no right to do.
Take a look at heis website http://www.oultwood.com/localgov/uk/lond... it has a list of all the councils look for yours then just use the a-z to find bonfires and see what the policy is
set your neighbours house on fire
You are not aloud to have bonfires in your garden anywhere in England. Whatever it is you want to get rid of take it to your local tip. You can find out where it is by ringing the town hall in your area.
There is a lot of confusion about what a 'smoke free zone' actually means. It is nothing to do with bonfires or cigarette smoking it is to do with the fire in your home i.e. the smoke from a real fire as opposed to the standard gas or electric ones. There are no set rules re; bonfires (incl having to have them after 7pm) although if a neighbour complains to the Council the alledged complaint will have to be looked in to. For more information contact The Environmental Health Department at your local council.
Contrary to much myth, there are no specific laws governing the use of bonfires although under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990, a statutory nuisance includes "smoke, fumes or gases emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance".
Under the Highways Act 1980, anyone lighting a fire and allowing smoke to drift across a road faces a fine if it endangers traffic.
Your neighbour doesn't know what she's talking about, though to be fair you aren't exactly helping the atmosphere, are you?
i think its a pain you are no longer allowed to burn anything in your garden i think this stinks try and do it when your neighbours out i do
ToH,
I think they are OK if you are burning a Chav or its parents. Your local Council's Environmental Services will supply smokeless Chav fuel for free.
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