Neighbour Chimney

lordgoat

Not sure if this is the correct forum.

Basically out neighbours have put up a fairly big garden shed next door to us.

No issue with that. What they have also done is put in some kind of stove. With a small chimney on the roof.

Again i had no issue with that until, i realised i can't open any windows at the back of the house or sit outside/hang clothes out without being bombarded by smoke or in the smell of burning - wood etc.

So basically is that type of construction allowed?


Apologies if this is in the wrong forum.

Thanks for the help.

rayjdav

Basically, regardless if the shed needed planning or not, the very least they are obliged to comply with is the regs.

Attached link is for TGD Part J, Heat producing appliances.

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,1650,en.pdf

Refer to page 6, Diag 1, which relates to paragraph 2.4. Have look at the min distance required and relate to as built. If not compliant, then inform them and let them resolve to at least meet standard.

Poor Uncle Tom

rayjdav wrote: »

Basically, regardless if the shed needed planning or not, the very least they are obliged to comply with is the regs.

Attached link is for TGD Part J, Heat producing appliances.

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,1650,en.pdf

Refer to page 6, Diag 1, which relates to paragraph 2.4. Have look at the min distance required and relate to as built. If not compliant, then inform them and let them resolve to at least meet standard.

Plus 1 to all that, just to remember that the provision of a chimney as part of a central heating system does not require planning permission unless the property is listed/protected. Therefore a complaint about a breach of the Building Regulations is made to the Building Control Officer, not the planning department.

muffler

lordgoat wrote: »

neighbours have put up a fairly big garden shed ..........What they have also done is put in some kind of stove. With a small chimney on the roof.

The previous replies are spot on. Quite simply you will have to either approach your neighbour about this in an amicable way or if that fails or maybe relations already strained you have the right, as the lads suggested, to bring this matter to the attention of the Planning Dept and/or the Building Control Dept.

The size of the shed could well be a bargaining tool on your part in order to force their hand into doing something with the chimney and smoke/smells. The exempted size for sheds and associated conditions can be found under Class 3 here

lordgoat

Many thanks all round.

Basically the shed is large, maybe 18ft by 10/12ft and about 8ft high. Basically the length of the back garden. They def don't have planning for anything (if it's needed) as it's a rented house.

Not sure how they would take approaching them, they really keep to themselves. I'll keep ye posted if anything dramatic comes about.