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Are fire pits allowed in London?
Bonfires and barbecues are not banned by the Clean Air Act, but if you create a lot of smoke you may be causing a statutory nuisance. Burning garden waste on a bonfire is unnecessary and unpleasant for your neighbours. If you regularly have a barbecue in your garden you should think about using a gas alternative.
Can I light a fire pit in my garden?
The City of London allows the use of outdoor fire pits and recreational burning under certain conditions. You must not cause a nuisance to your neighbours and even then you should restrict the waste you burn to dry (not green) garden waste, clean timber, cardboard or paper. …
Can I use a fire pit in my garden UK?
Smoke nuisance can be caused by family barbeques, chimeneas and other wood burners or fire pits, and by people burning garden or household waste. It is not an offence to light a fire in your garden. It is, however, an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to cause a statutory smoke nuisance.
What are the fire laws in the UK?
For a country regularly accused of being a nanny state, outdoor fire laws in the UK are actually very lenient. Unless you live in an area with specific bylaws preventing fires, householders are generally free to have barbeques, firepits, and build bonfires on their own properties. Even in Smoke Control Areas these are allowed in most cases.
Can you go to court over a fire pit?
Yes you do have a case but Environemntal Health need to consider this as a complaint under the Environmental Protection Act. Indeed you can take civil action. You can get a local solicitor to write and ask them to stop the nuisance or say you will go to court. If they refuse then you can issue proceedings for them to stop.
Is it OK to have a fire pit in your garden?
The smoke nuisance continued throughout last summer and we were unable to use our garden in the evenings. Environmental Health came out but said that as the fire pit meet regulations it was fine, completely misunderstanding the complaint we made which was about smoke nuisance and the impact it has on our lives.
Is it illegal to set fire to grass in UK?
In fact, if your fire gets out of hand or you scorch a bit too much grass then you could be prosecuted for criminal damage. Every beach in the UK is owned by someone – usually the council, the National Trust or a private landowner.