Hello
My neighbour recently extended their property (work not yet complete) and in the process installed a Rayburn in the new kitchen area. We did have a quick look at the plans during the planning stage but either didn't notice or hadn't realised the implications of the Rayburn (not sure it was part of the plans we saw anyway).
The flue from the Rayburn is over their new kitchen, which is sited at the rear of the property. They told me that they had to have the flue extended to clear their roof and now it looks like something of an eyesore, however that isn't the problem.
Our properties are built into the side of a hill and our kitchen patio doors open at the first floor level to the rear of the property. As I stand outside my door my eye level is only just below the top of the roof of my neighbour. The new flue is roughly in line with the rear of my property, probably about 2M max higher than the patio itself and not more than about 4 metres away.
When it was lit for the first time last weekend the smoke rolled down their roof and into our garden, filling the kitchen with the smell of smoke.
We have lived as neighbours for a long time and become very friendly over the years so I went to discuss the matter with them. They were just as distressed as I was (this in now their only form of heating), but unsure what to do. It seems that the flue is simply too low and too close to our property.
Does anyone know about the regulations around solid fuel burners and flues? Would planning laws help me if I needed to do something else or is it too late? Is the extended height of the flue material? Would environmental health have a view? What else can I consider?
Thanks
My neighbour recently extended their property (work not yet complete) and in the process installed a Rayburn in the new kitchen area. We did have a quick look at the plans during the planning stage but either didn't notice or hadn't realised the implications of the Rayburn (not sure it was part of the plans we saw anyway).
The flue from the Rayburn is over their new kitchen, which is sited at the rear of the property. They told me that they had to have the flue extended to clear their roof and now it looks like something of an eyesore, however that isn't the problem.
Our properties are built into the side of a hill and our kitchen patio doors open at the first floor level to the rear of the property. As I stand outside my door my eye level is only just below the top of the roof of my neighbour. The new flue is roughly in line with the rear of my property, probably about 2M max higher than the patio itself and not more than about 4 metres away.
When it was lit for the first time last weekend the smoke rolled down their roof and into our garden, filling the kitchen with the smell of smoke.
We have lived as neighbours for a long time and become very friendly over the years so I went to discuss the matter with them. They were just as distressed as I was (this in now their only form of heating), but unsure what to do. It seems that the flue is simply too low and too close to our property.
Does anyone know about the regulations around solid fuel burners and flues? Would planning laws help me if I needed to do something else or is it too late? Is the extended height of the flue material? Would environmental health have a view? What else can I consider?
Thanks
