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