Identification
- Title
- Wales Smoke Control Areas Map
- Abstract
- <p>Smoke control areas are areas where people and businesses must not:</p> <ul> <li>emit smoke from a chimney</li> <li>buy or sell unauthorised fuel for use in a smoke control area unless it is used in an ‘exempt’ fireplace (appliances which are approved to use in smoke control areas)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>The relevant legislation is the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/11/contents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clean Air Act 1993</a>.</p> <p>Fuels that have been approved for use in Wales can be found <a href="https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/fuels.php?country=wales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>Appliances that have been approved for use in Wales can be found <a href="https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/appliances.php?country=wales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>Bilingual lists of approved fuels and fireplaces will be available on these links soon.</p> <p>This data has been provided to the Welsh Government by local authorities and is indicative only. In some cases, boundaries have been recreated as defined in original Smoke Control Orders and may intersect buildings. If in doubt, please contact your local authority to confirm if you live in a Smoke Control Area.</p> <p>This data contains public sector information licensed under the <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/">Open Government Licence v3.0</a>. It is free to re-use and reproduce, provided it is done so accurately and not in a misleading context. </p>
- Licence
- Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information (OGL)
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Copyright:
- Publication Date
- 04 April 2024
- Category:
- Environment
- Regions
- Global
- Approved
- Yes
- Published
- Yes
- Featured
- No
- Group
- CGI
Information
- Spatial extent
- Projection system
- EPSG:27700
- Extension x0
- 175555.0
- Extension x1
- 353778.0
- Extension y0
- 166432.0
- Extension y1
- 393483.0
Features
Contact
- data@gov.wales
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Department
- Geography & Technology
References
- Link online
- /maps/6568
- Metadata page
- /maps/6568/metadata_detail