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Basically restricted rather than banned, which is good news, I like a good wood burner but very concern about how bad it is for the environment.
(Thanks for quoting the article).
edscoble-
Yeah exactly. To be honest, my personal reasoning on this would go something like this: in principle, heating with a wood burner is CO2-neutral(ish), so that part is good. It is however polluting, so the impact of that would depend on where I live. If I'm in a city, that's where it'll compound the overall problem with particulates in the air. If I'm somewhere out there in the low-density countryside, it'll most likely disperse well, partially get filtered by trees, and be fine overall - apart from the direct impact on you yourself, as you sit in front of the wood fire.
SwissChap
Nope, you can still have a burner, and burn whatever - if you can get it. According to the Sun (sorry... but their article popped up first, and I'm copying it here so you don't have to go there):
Sales of all bagged traditional house coal (through retailers, supermarkets and DIY stores) will be phased out by February 2021
Loose coal sold direct to customers via approved coal merchants will end by February 2023
Sales of wet wood in units of under two cubic metres (such as at DIY stores and garden centres) will be restricted from sale from February 2021
Wet wood sold in larger volumes will need to be sold with advice on how to dry it before burning from this date
Manufacturers of solid fuels will also need to show their products have a very low sulphur content and only emit a small amount of smoke
These regulations will apply in England only