Specific Rules for Oil Storage Tanks

If your home's oil-fired heating system requires a new storage tank, you must comply with a specific set of regulations. These crucial requirements are in place primarily to ensure fire safety and to minimise any potential risks of oil pollution.

Following these directives might mean that you're unable to position your replacement oil storage tank in the exact location where the previous one was situated.

Nevertheless, local authorities have the discretion to waive these guidelines concerning tank placement if they consider them impractical or unreasonable for your particular circumstances. Before exercising this discretion, they will individually assess your fuel tank's:

• Vulnerability to fire, whether that fire originates from within your building or from beyond its boundary.

• Potential for oil pollution risks specific to your installation.