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 &lsquo;exempt&rsquo; fireplace (appliances which are approved to use in smoke control areas)</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</p>
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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

Email
data@gov.wales
Organisation
Welsh Government
Department
Geography & Technology

References

Link online
/maps/6568
Metadata page
/maps/6568/metadata_detail

OWS endpoints

WMS
WFS