Will i get in trouble?

janey70

hi need a bit of advice my garden became very overgrown and got told to clean it up by my housing association ,there was so much brambles and weeds i decided to buy a metal garden bin to burn the rubbish in , i only managed to burn a bit as it wouldnt burn but did smoke a bit .so left it and thought i would look up on line the best way to burn garden waste , while looking i found out its illegal to do this and could get fined ! im worried now incase i get reported (my neighbors will report me for slightest thing ) and have council or housing association coming round ?:( no ones washing was on line near me or next doors windows not that matters but just to say

Jnelhams

There maybe local rules on the timing of bonfires, but in general there are no laws against burning garden refuse providing you are careful and do not cause a danger to road users or property.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/Escapingandrecoveringfromafire/DG_180786

Spamfree_2

janey70 wrote: »

hi need a bit of advice my garden became very overgrown and got told to clean it up by my housing association ,there was so much brambles and weeds i decided to buy a metal garden bin to burn the rubbish in , i only managed to burn a bit as it wouldnt burn but did smoke a bit .so left it and thought i would look up on line the best way to burn garden waste , while looking i found out its illegal to do this and could get fined ! im worried now incase i get reported (my neighbors will report me for slightest thing ) and have council or housing association coming round ?:( no ones washing was on line near me or next doors windows not that matters but just to say

Cut it all down. Pile it in the middle of the garden then nobody can moan you have it stacked up against their fence.

Put a little bit of it every week into the wheely bin and it will soon go down.

janey70

think i may of read my local councils page wrong then Jnelhams this is what it said :-
Bonfires comprising 'green' material, rubbish and plastics readily cause smoke, deposit nuisance, cause an unpleasant odour and also have an effect on local air quality. Apart from producing dirty particulate matter that pollutes other peoples' gardens, properties and lungs, bonfires produce numerous toxic chemicals including dioxins.
Bonfires can pose a particular problem to those living nearby when numerous bonfires are lit by different gardens or allotment holders.
Legal action may be taken in the Magistrates Court against those causing smoke nuisance and deposit nuisance from bonfires with a maximum fine of £5000.

am i panicking over nothing ?

Sambucus_Nigra

Yes. If someone wants to report you then there is nothing you can do now - just do as in post number 3 from now on.

Jnelhams

They are simply saying if you are one of those pests that light stinky smokey bonfires early evening (usually before 8pm) and if the neighbours have washing in the line or sitting in the garden then expect a visit from environmental health.

If you are simply having a late night bonfire on a dry still night once a month then no one is going to be able to do much.

And Black Elderberry that's the law!

http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/neighbourhood-nuisance/garden-bonfires/#wa790

Sambucus_Nigra

Jnelhams wrote: »

They are simply saying if you are one of those pests that light stinky smokey bonfires early evening (usually before 8pm) and if the neighbours have washing in the line or sitting in the garden then expect a visit from environmental health.

If you are simply having a late night bonfire on a dry still night once a month then no one is going to be able to do much.

And Black Elderberry that's the law!

http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/neighbourhood-nuisance/garden-bonfires/#wa790

I didn't say it wasn't the law - but if the OP is one for panicking and lighting fires in a metal garden bin rather than an incinerator, then perhaps it's best for them to stay clear of lighting fires in their garden.

janey70

you havnt met my neighbors Jnelhams if it was burning for an hour they would be on phone saying it was for 6 hours :0/ Sambucus Nigra it was only this afternoon for an hour prob and not long after it started to rain anyway /

janey70

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I didn't say it wasn't the law - but if the OP is one for panicking and lighting fires in a metal garden bin rather than an incinerator, then perhaps it's best for them to stay clear of lighting fires in their garden.

it is an incinerator i brought it from wilkisons today my mistake calling it a metal garden bin couldnt remember correct name for it

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janey70 wrote: »

it is an incinerator i brought it from wilkisons today my mistake calling it a metal garden bin couldnt remember correct name for it

hellloooooo...
have you read post 3?

janey70

Spamfree wrote: »

hellloooooo...
have you read post 3?

yes spamfree i did my garden is massive so have loads and loads of waste it would take me years to get rid of it all putting a bit at a time in the wheelie bin but thankyou for your suggestion