Smoke Control Areas
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The Clean Air Acts of 1956 and 1968 were introduced to deal with the wide spread burning of coal in domestic and industrial premises. These emissions of smoke and fumes caused the major "smogs" over the last couple of centuries. These Acts, along with other older legislation where consolidated under the Clean Air Act 1993. As a result of the Clean Air Acts , Local Authorities have the power to control emissions and declare smoke free areas.
Parts of North East Derbyshire have been officially designated as smoke control areas, where only authorised fuels may be burned, or other fuels may be burned in exempt appliances.
It is an offence to emit smoke from the chimney of a building in a designated smoke controlled area.
It is also an offence to acquire an "unauthorised fuel" for use within a smoke controlled area unless it is in an exempt appliance.
The attached map is an approximate guide for the the North East Derbyshire Smoke Control Areas. For exact clarification, you can also obtain further advice by contacting us on the number below.
Legislation on smoke control areas does not cover garden bonfires!
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