FOI000863 EIR Environmental Protection

Short Description
Smoke from Domestic Fires
Reference number
FOI000863
Date
16/09/2024
Request

This is a freedom of information request. 
Question 1: Please state how many complaints your local authority has received about smoke from domestic fires from Sept 2023 to August 2024 inclusive?
Question 2: Please state the number of enforcement actions taken by your local authority, in the following categories, against suspected breaches of smoke control area rules from Sept 2023 to August 2024 inclusive:
a) Warning or guidance letters b) Inspections c) Penalty notices d) Prosecutions 
Question 3: Please provide a copy of any guidance issued internally to council officers regarding the enforcement of alleged breaches of smoke control area rules. 
Question 4: Please provide a copy of any reports or guidance produced by your council relating to the local implementation of the Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 from 1 May 2021. 
Question 5: How many of your social housing properties have open fires or wood burning stoves? 
 

Response