Requirements for storing commercial qtys of firewood.

[Neil2020]

Hello all. Hoping one of you knowledgable people can help me. I have a large ex silage barn. A local firewood business has asked to rent it to store firewood. Can anyone tell me if there are any regulations we would need to adhere to with regard to safety. It is less than 20m from our house so fire is the main concern. 

Many thanks for your help. 

Neil 

[Stubby]

42 minutes ago, Neil2020 said:

Hello all. Hoping one of you knowledgable people can help me. I have a large ex silage barn. A local firewood business has asked to rent it to store firewood. Can anyone tell me if there are any regulations we would need to adhere to with regard to safety. It is less than 20m from our house so fire is the main concern. 

Many thanks for your help. 

Neil 

Don't know what , or indeed if there are any regs . Combustion needs 3 components . Fuel ,  Oxygen and heat .  Keep the heat/ ignition  out of it and the 02 and fuel should be safe . 

[scbk]

Might need planning permission, change of use?

[Neil2020]

Thank you all. Much appreciated 

[Squaredy]

4 hours ago, Neil2020 said:

Hello all. Hoping one of you knowledgable people can help me. I have a large ex silage barn. A local firewood business has asked to rent it to store firewood. Can anyone tell me if there are any regulations we would need to adhere to with regard to safety. It is less than 20m from our house so fire is the main concern. 

Many thanks for your help. 

Neil 

Can't advise you on regulations,  but realistically if fire is your worry then unless there is electricity in the building the only real fire risk is arson.

 

To the best of my knowledge firewood cannot spontaneously combust like coal can, so it is only going to catch if someone lights it deliberately or by a very stupid accident.  I would say the fire risk of logs is much smaller than the fire risk posed by hay or straw.

[038AV]

On 01/06/2020 at 22:04, Squaredy said:

Can't advise you on regulations,  but realistically if fire is your worry then unless there is electricity in the building the only real fire risk is arson.

 

To the best of my knowledge firewood cannot spontaneously combust like coal can, so it is only going to catch if someone lights it deliberately or by a very stupid accident.  I would say the fire risk of logs is much smaller than the fire risk posed by hay or straw.

I know somehow who recently lost many tonnes of firewood when the shed was struck by lightening.......

[HuntingHicap]

3 hours ago, 038AV said:

I know somehow who recently lost many tonnes of firewood when the shed was struck by lightening.......

Was it greek lightening?

[nepia]

You may find useful info here

https://www.cla.org.uk/sites/default/files/GN12-18 PDR agr and Forestry Dev_2.pdf

[Derek Eames]

PS. Don't store woodchip in large quants as this can get pretty warm!

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Derek Eames said:

PS. Don't store woodchip in large quants as this can get pretty warm!

As can scrap metal swarf . Above a certain height it will self combust .