Garden rubbish burning :o(

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Bit of a rant but its a lovely warm evening and my serial garden rubbish burning neighbour is at it again. I don't know which neighbour it is but its becoming a regular occurance to which my blood is boiling and I start ranting and raving :? :x :x . It means I have to close all the windows etc. One of my neighbours owns a building business and have a suspicion he's burning wood pallets rather than taking it to the local household recycling centre, I'm guessing as he would have to pay as the rubbish would be classed as trade waste. I don't have any evidence but have seen smoke coming from his garden at times. Am I being unreasonable to report this to the local environmental health. To me its just pure anti social behaviour and there is really no need to burn rubbish these days, or am I being a Victor Meldrew :)

Tim.
 
I know what you mean - I have a neighbour about 500 meters away that burns hay / horse dung every day and the acrid smell is horrendous at night when the wind is either very light or pointing my way.

Must go around one day ...
 
If the neighbour is burning trade waste then he is committing an offence underSection 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which states that all business waste has to be removed by an authorised waste carrier,which also means nothing can go in household recycling points, so one for Public Heath or whoever deals with business waste to investigate. Also there might be another breach if your area is designated a smokeless zone, so no burning of garden waste, again the local council can deal with this.
 
I thought it was illegal to burn rubbish after a certain time in the evening in a residential area ?
 
You can check bonfire rules on the council website. I thought there was a time rule on it, but not sure.

Check out gardenlaw.co.uk - they have a forum that might be able to help.
 
Quick google would appear to indicate I am wrong - you can have a bonfire at any time in most places...
 
Thanks for the replies, I'm unsure if its an offence after a certain time but next time I'm off out to find out where its coming from. I'm rather hoping it is who I think as if its builders rubbish then as said its an offence and I can take action. I live on a housing estate so to me its completely inconsiderate and selfish. Whats worse is I've had ash settling on the Z3s soft top :o :x

Tim.
 
There are a lot of selfish and inconsiderate people around...just the way it is.

Our rear neighbours are the devils scum! We had major issues with them in the past. Hence why I know about that gardenlaw site.

I thought it was illegal to have a bonfire after a certain time. My wife thought it was before a certain time. I am not now sure, as Bing says, if its illegal at all.

I would reeky the area and confirm the address. If it is your builder chap, then perhaps dont confront personally, but report the "suspicion" to the council (or whoever). If they know its from you, you could get retaliation?
 
if you think he is burning rubbish then you either have to say something or report him. if its plastics he's burning then you don't want to be breathing it in. As for the horse dung thing he must be breaking some sort of rule for that. i bet it pongs.

my mum and dad live near a little light trading estate and someone on it started doing this shredding thing. it was something to do with making the fibre that goes into mdf. anyway it was ridiculous. the dust and noise it caused was terrible. they were shut down and fined after local residents complained. have you asked if anyone else is bothered by it?
 
kevinmarkwhite said:
http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/bonfires.htm
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Interesting link that. I think that if you're to get any action taken - unless you can prove it's business waste - then you'll need the support of your neighbours.
 
Bing said:
kevinmarkwhite said:
http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/bonfires.htm
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Interesting link that. I think that if you're to get any action taken - unless you can prove it's business waste - then you'll need the support of your neighbours.
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If it is a business, then it should be easier to prove as all that is required is for counciL officers to see the businesses waste transfer notes which a business should have.
 
pvr said:
I know what you mean - I have a neighbour about 500 meters away that burns hay / horse dung every day and the acrid smell is horrendous at night when the wind is either very light or pointing my way.

Must go around one day ...
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thats not good the smell of cooking shite coming through your house :voodoo:
 
We came back from a week away last week. Hung 2-3 loads of washing outdoors. Someone had burnt a load of rubbish one evening, all the clothes smell and some have soot on it... Which meant all the washing had to be rewashed.

ReWashed one load only the following evening, hung it indoors, went out to dinner... And either the same idiot or a different one burnt rubbish again, and the smell came through a slightly openened bathroom window... Didnt bother rewashing it! But someone at work commented to the wife she smells "burnt"when she wore those clothes!


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Just checked the Oxfordshire county council website.
There are no laws against having bonfires but, "it is an offence for smoke, or the smell of smoke, to cause a nuisance."

Get in touch with your local council and environmental health, or just follow the smell and tell them to stop it as I have done a few times where I live.
 
Before you take any official action I would suggest you firstly speak to the person directly and voice your concerns. You never know but a positive friendly approach may have the desired effect. Depending on their response would help you decide which way to proceed.
Most agencies, before taking any action, will ask if you have done this and it would be in your interest to have that up your sleeve, particularly before contacting them.
I can sympathise with your problem. I had a neighbour with a cockerel that woke me up at 4 every morning. I popped round to see them and was told they couldn't hear it and didn't think it was a problem. I generously told them in that case every time it woke me up I would immediately ring them to let them know. Within a day it was gone. Strange that :evil:
 
I had a rant at a neighbour a few years back about his smelly bonfire. I politely pointed out the anti-social side of it and he's never done it since. Lazy sod, just to save himself a trip or two to the tip.

It seems it's true that there is no legislation about this. The other night our house was invaded by a bonfire smell all night, I couldn't see who was causing it.
 
Dav the wheel nut said:
Before you take any official action I would suggest you firstly speak to the person directly and voice your concerns. You never know but a positive friendly approach may have the desired effect. Depending on their response would help you decide which way to proceed.
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x2.

This should always be your first action imo.

He may not be aware that it's affecting you so badly.
 
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