[Stronsaylimpet] Wood-burning stoves - the legislation

[Stronsay Limpet editor]

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There's been lots of chat on social media and in the news over the last 
couple of days about the new Scottish Government legislation on wood 
burning stoves. We thought it might be useful to highlight some key points:
��The new legislation - which we are required to apply by the Scottish 
Government - only applies to new builds. You can still install a wood 
burning stove in an existing house and you don't have to take one out if 
you already have one.
��Our understanding is that the legislation is designed to move folk 
towards heat pumps, electric heating or solar thermal systems when 
building new homes. In practice in Orkney, more or less all new 
buildings applied for in the past few years use electric heating of one 
form or another already, primarily heat pumps, and these heating systems 
achieve all of the required heating demand for these properties.
��At present our local agents who submit building warrant applications 
will be familiarising themselves with all of the changes introduced on 
the 1st April and ensuring relevant applications meet these new 
requirements. As ever, advice is available from our Buildings Standards 
team.
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