The Clean Air Act 1993 gives local authorities powers to control emissions of dark smoke, grit, dust and fumes from industrial premises and furnaces and to declare "smoke control areas" in which smoke from the chimneys of domestic properties is not allowed. The whole of Islington is a smoke control area.
It is an offence to burn coal, wood or any other unauthorised fuel on open fires or in an unauthorised oven, stove or burner anywhere in the borough.
For further information, including a list of smokeless fuels and appliances that are allowed to be used in the borough, please visit the UK Smoke Control Areas website (link under Useful Websites on the right of this page).
Page Last Updated: 29 July 2008