Smoke control areas

When using your wood burning stove make sure you stay safe, within the law and help prevent air pollution and harmful health impacts by following a few simple rules.

Most of Darlington is in a smoke control area. You must only burn authorised fuels, which include smokeless fuels such as anthracite.

If you have an ‘exempt appliance’ then you should burn fuels compliant with your appliance.

Our smoke control areas information sheet [pdf document] contains more information.

For information on authorised fuels and exempt appliances see The Smoke Control Areas website [external link].

To find out if you live in a smoke control area you can use the smoke control area map available at the Defra website [external link].

Otherwise you can contact Environmental Health on 01325 405111 or by email at [email protected].