FI15683
Request
- The number of complaints received about smoke nuisance in the last 10 years (please provide a year-by-year breakdown from 2015 to 2025.)
- If recorded, the identified source of the smoke nuisance complaints (e.g., wood burners, bonfires, barbecues, grills, industrial sources, agricultural activities, or other specified sources).
- Any available data on enforcement actions or resolutions taken in response to these complaints.
- Whether your local authority has issued any public guidance, restrictions, or policy changes related to smoke nuisances in recent years.
- Has the local authority received any complaints specifically citing health concerns (e.g., respiratory issues, aggravation of asthma, or other medical conditions) due to smoke nuisance? If so, what was the cause of the smoke nuisance noted? (e.g., wood burners, bonfires, barbecues, grills, industrial sources, agricultural activities, or other specified sources).
Response
1. 2015 Data no longer held
2016 Data no longer held
2017 Data no longer held
2018 92
2019 127
2020 178
2021 126
2022 108
2023 99
2024 87
2. The Council does not record the data in the manner requested but a breakdown as it is recorded is set out below.
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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Smoke – Commercial/Industrial
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32
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50
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34
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36
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25
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38
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35
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Smoke – Domestic
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51
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69
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134
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83
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77
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56
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48
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Smoke – Agricultural
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9
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8
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10
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7
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6
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5
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4
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3. 2018 – Commercial Burning – Section 80 (EPA) – 1 Notice
4. No.
5. The Council does not record the data in this manner and therefore does not hold this information.