Town of Winchendon Burn Permits
Apply for your online permit today.
Apply for your online permit today.
Only residents living in approved areas can obtain a permit. Permits are conditional and may be revoked at any time.
You may register online using this website, or you can visit us in person.
You are allowed to burn: Brush, cane, driftwood and forestry debris (but not from commercial or industrial land clearing) Agricultural materials including fruit tree and bush prunings, raspberry stalks, and infected bee hives for disease control. Trees and brush from agricultural land clearing Fungus-infected elm wood, if no other acceptable means of disposal is available You may not burn: Leaves Brush, trees, cane or driftwood from commercial or industrial land clearing Grass, hay, leaves, stumps or tires Construction materials or demolition debris Household trash
If you want to have an open-air fire (fire pit etc.) then yes, you need an approved permit. If you are having a barbecue a permit is not required.