My neighbours bonfires are a nuisance, what can I do?
If you have a problem with smoke from a neighbour’s bonfire try to approach your neighbour and politely tell them how the bonfire is affecting you. Smoke from a bonfire is likely to be a nuisance if materials being burnt are wet, damp, synthetic, rubbers, painted or otherwise treated. If dry garden cuttings were being burnt, it would have to be a regular problem to be considered a statutory nuisance, or occur in inappropriate weather conditions (eg windy, warm or sunny, when smoke is likely to affect people in their gardens), while their washing is out or if it is blowing into their windows.
