There are some areas where you cannot emit smoke from a chimney unless you are using:
- authorised or certified fuel for heating purposes
- exempt appliances such as some wood burners and stoves
Find out more about smoke control areas on GOV.UK
To find out if you live in a smoke control area, use the Defra interactive map.
Allerdale
Locations of the smoke control areas can be found on the My Property: Allerdale mapping tool.
To view the areas on the map, place a tick in the 'Smoke control areas' category listed in the 'Environmental' section.
Carlisle
Locations of the smoke control areas can be found on the My Property: Carlisle mapping tool.
To view the areas on the map, place a tick in the 'Smoke control areas' category listed in the 'Environmental' section.
Copeland
The smoke control areas include most of:
- Whitehaven
- Millom
- Distington