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Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Bonfires on Allotments

Bonfires will not be permitted between 1st April and 30th September in any year of the tenancy.

During times when burning is permitted the tenant shall:

  • Not leave fires unattended at any time
  • Not burn any plastic, painted or synthetic material on the allotment garden
  • Only burn small and manageable amounts of garden rubbish, such as weeds
  • Not burn any material on the allotment garden that would cause a smoke or odour nuisance to residential properties in the vicinity of the allotment garden and not to burn any wet or damp materials
  • Ensure that fires are extinguished immediately if the resulting smoke begins to drift towards residential properties

To report issues regarding bonfires or smoke from a fire on an allotment site, please use this form:

Report Smoke Issues