When our neighbour installed an “Ecodesign” stove several years ago we thought we would have to leave our home of two decades. We found our children's bedrooms had PM2.5 over 250µg/m³ when the stove was in use. We had to buy air quality monitors to document the problem, however it was futile as the council said it was fine as there are no indoor pollution limits.
I was rushed to hospital by ambulance for an asthma attack and the whole family struggled to breathe. The neighbours said "Not our problem." We have no rights. Luckily this neighbour moved but 18 months later my husband had a near fatal heart attack after struggling to breathe when another neighbour burned for a week. We have dozens of “Ecodesign” stoves within 100m - this should not be happening in the ULEZ.
S, South West London