A plot holder must not obstruct or encroach onto any path or roadway used or set out by Wakefield Council or used by the owners or occupiers of any adjoining or neighbouring property. Wakefield Council will not tolerate any threatening, violent or intimidating behaviour by plot holders under any circumstances. Any plot holder found guilty in a court of law of offences involving an allotment plot or other plot holders will be given immediate notice to terminate. Policy Statement 14 Fires – The use of fires to dispose of waste is strongly discouraged as smoke creates a nuisance to other plot holders and neighbours. Fires are therefore only permitted at allotments sites on weekdays - Monday to Friday and are not permitted any earlier than one hour before dusk. Fires – are strictly forbidden at weekends. It is strictly forbidden to bring waste onto an allotment site for burning. Compostable material must not be burned. Recyclable material must not be burned. Bonfires must be built on the same day as they are lit to prevent harm to small mammals which use unlit bonfires as habitat. The amount of material burned must be kept to a minimum. Where possible use alternative methods of disposal such as a household waste recycling centre. The duration of any fire should be minimised. Bonfires must be of a manageable size, and never left unattended. Bonfires must be fully extinguished before the plot holder leaves the site. In order to reduce the nuisance of smoke: Keep smoke to a minimum by only burning dry waste Consider wind direction in order that smoke does not cause a nuisance to residents of nearby properties Never burn items that produce noxious smoke such as plastics, vinyl, rubber, carcasses etc Policy Statement 14 has been developed in consultation with the Fire Service in response to concerns fire safety, and with Environmental Health in response to concerns about poor air quality and smoke nuisance complaints. Policy Statement 15 Animals and Livestock – Only eight hens and eight rabbits are allowed per plot holder regardless of the number of plots held by the plot holder.
A plot holder must not obstruct or encroach onto any path or roadway used or set out by Wakefield Council or used by the owners or occupiers of any adjoining or neighbouring property. Wakefield Council will not tolerate any threatening, violent or intimidating behaviour by plot holders under any circumstances. Any plot holder found guilty in a court of law of offences involving an allotment plot or other plot holders will be given immediate notice to terminate. Policy Statement 14 – Fires The use of fires to dispose of waste is strongly discouraged as smoke creates a nuisance to other plot holders and neighbours. Fires are therefore only permitted at allotments sites on weekdays - Monday to Friday – and are not permitted any earlier than one hour before dusk. Fires are strictly forbidden at weekends. It is strictly forbidden to bring waste onto an allotment site for burning. Compostable material must not be burned. Recyclable material must not be burned. Bonfires must be built on the same day as they are lit to prevent harm to small mammals which use unlit bonfires as habitat. The amount of material burned must be kept to a minimum. Where possible use alternative methods of disposal such as a household waste recycling centre. The duration of any fire should be minimised. Bonfires must be of a manageable size, and never left unattended. Bonfires must be fully extinguished before the plot holder leaves the site. In order to reduce the nuisance of smoke: Keep smoke to a minimum by only burning dry waste Consider wind direction in order that smoke does not cause a nuisance to residents of nearby properties Never burn items that produce noxious smoke such as plastics, vinyl, rubber, carcasses etc Policy Statement 14 has been developed in consultation with the Fire Service in response to concerns fire safety, and with Environmental Health in response to concerns about poor air quality and smoke nuisance complaints. Policy Statement 15 – Animals and Livestock Only eight hens and eight rabbits are allowed per plot holder regardless of the number of plots held by the plot holder.
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