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Wood-burning Stoves

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 January 2026UIN 101506

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce restrictions on the number of wood burning stoves permitted per residential property; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of multiple wood burning stoves in a single property on neighbouring residents.

Answered by Emma Hardy

We have no plans to introduce restrictions on the number of wood burning stoves permitted per residential property. In the recently published Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 we committed to consult on new measures to cut emissions from domestic combustion.

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