Response 3694212

Response to request for information

Reference

3694212

Response date

25 March 2025

Request

1. The number of complaints received about smoke nuisance in the last 10  years (please provide a year-by-year breakdown from 2015 to 2025.)
2. If recorded, the identified source of the smoke nuisance complaints (e.g., wood burners, bonfires, barbecues, grills, industrial sources, agricultural activities, or other specified sources).
3. Any available data on enforcement actions or resolutions taken in response to these complaints.
4. Whether your local authority has issued any public guidance, restrictions, or policy changes related to smoke nuisances in recent years.
5. Has the local authority received any complaints specifically citing health concerns (e.g., respiratory issues, aggravation of asthma, or other medical conditions) due to smoke nuisance?
   1. If so, what was the cause of the smoke nuisance noted? (e.g., wood burners, bonfires, barbecues, grills, industrial sources, agricultural activities, or other specified sources).

Response

1. The number of complaints received about smoke nuisance in the last 10  years (please provide a year-by-year breakdown from 2015 to 2025.)
   • 2015 - 50
   • 2016 - 66
   • 2017 - 67
   • 2018 - 61
   • 2019 - 83
   • 2020 - 112
   • 2021 - 109
   • 2022 - 61
   • 2023 - 63
   • 2024 - 54
2. If recorded, the identified source of the smoke nuisance complaints (e.g., wood burners, bonfires, barbecues, grills, industrial sources, agricultural activities, or other specified sources).
   • Garden Bonfires, Domestic Chimneys
3. Any available data on enforcement actions or resolutions taken in response to these complaints.
   • Informal solutions
4. Whether your local authority has issued any public guidance, restrictions, or policy changes related to smoke nuisances in recent years.
   • Information about smoke nuisance on our website.
5. Has the local authority received any complaints specifically citing health concerns (e.g., respiratory issues, aggravation of asthma, or other medical conditions) due to smoke nuisance? Yes, but not substantiated.
   1. If so, what was the cause of the smoke nuisance noted? (e.g., wood burners, bonfires, barbecues, grills, industrial sources, agricultural activities, or other specified sources).