Stove installation, building control, and installation by a hetas installer
Flue outlet heights - in Document J, pages 25-27
Stove building regs pages:
Stove building regulations intro
Notice plates
Installation and Building Control
Stove hearth sizes
Flue outlet heights
Flue sizes
Ventilation for stoves
Flue pipe - distance to combustibles and heat shielding
Flue pipe - recommended length
Twin wall flue - boxing in
Lining existing chimneys
New chimneys
Stove installation
If you are relining your chimney whether that be with flexible liner, pumice, or concrete liners or if you are building a new chimney (including building a new chimney using twin wall insulated flue pipe) then this is classed as "Building work" and you must notify building control before work starts.
In any case there may well be local planning restrictions convering chimney work and new chimneys that you have to follow.
Such work has to be done under the guidance of a building inspector or by an installer who is a member of a "Competant Person Scheme". You can find more information on the Competent Person Scheme on our stove installers page
In most instances a new chimney can be erected under permitted development (in accordance with Class G, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order 2008).
