What can I burn in a smoke free zone

[PocketSand]

I have just bought a bungalow with a wood burner. I don't know how old it is. It is a Saey made before DEFRA exempt stoves. Can I burn seasoned wood or is this not an authorised fuel? If I can't burn wood, what can I burn?

Smokeless coal and smokeless briquettes (I have these and they're basically compressed sawdust)

You cannot burn wood apart from kindling to start the fire

Your burner is not exempt then, so you can only use approved fuels:

"In a smoke control area you can only burn fuel on the list of authorised fuels, or any of the following ‘smokeless’ fuels, unless you’re using an exempt appliance:

anthracite
semi-anthracite
gas
low volatile steam coal"

(Taken from www.gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rules).

If you're in England, this is the list of authorised fuels and their manufacturers: smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/fuels.php?country=england

So no car tyres then? 😩

Just do what the government do, declare an emergency, have a vote on it then suspend the rules and burn what you like.

Wait so you can’t even have a charcoal BBQ in a smoke free zone? I presumed it related to bonfires/waste fires etc

I think you are only allowed to burn smokeless fuel OP.

That said, I'm sure I remember reading that there are close to zero prosecutions for burning inappropriate stuff in smokeless zones despite thousands of complaints, so like the 70mph motorway speed limit, as long as you don't burn anything very inappropriate with noxious smoke/smell or are inconsiderate to your immediate neighbours, you will probably get away with it.

Bugger. I want to burn logs but I definitely don't want to be fined up to £1000. It's a pretty rural area and neighbours have had recent bonfires to get rid of garden waste and I have a specific burning bin in the garden. And a log burning fire pit. I presume that's banned too

I've got a wood burning Rayburn in the kitchen as well which I was going to bring back into service as it fuels hot water and radiators.

I used to live in an old mining town …….. when you looked on the website for smoke controlled zones. Some streets were smoke free and some were not ! , right next to each of other about 20 metres apart ….. completely useless.

op burn wood until ( if ) someone objects 👍

Assume you'd get a warning first, not sure how you'd know it was a smokeless zone.

The village is on the list above but also my solicitor pointed it out on exchange/completion so I can hardly plead ignorance (unfortunately).

From what I read on here there are quite a few 'd'h's that probably need to be lobbed on there

I know what you mean.🙄