Garden bonfires: the rules
There are laws about burning certain types of waste and to prevent bonfires causing a nuisance.
Burning domestic waste
You cannot get rid of household waste if it will cause pollution or harm people鈥檚 health. This includes burning it.
You can get rid of household or garden waste by composting or recycling it. Contact your local council to find out how to dispose of garden waste and about recycling in your area.
You could be fined if you light a fire and allow the smoke to drift across the road and become a danger to traffic.
Complain about a neighbour鈥檚 bonfire
Your council has a responsibility to investigate complaints of smoke and fumes that could be a 鈥榮tatutory nuisance鈥�.
They can issue an 鈥榓batement notice鈥� if a neighbour鈥檚 bonfire is causing a nuisance. Your neighbour can be fined if they do not follow the rules of the abatement notice.