Issue - decisions
Consultation on a York Wide Smoke Control Area (specifically to make an order to revoke the existing Smoke Control Area orders made before 13 November 1980).
31/03/2025 - Consultation on a York Wide Smoke Control Area (specifically to make an order to revoke the existing Smoke Control Area orders made before 13 November 1980).
A report was provided to the Executive Member
for Environment and Climate Emergency on Tuesday, 18 March 2025.
The report outlined proposals to manage the burning of the most
polluting solid fuels and the appliances they are burnt in across
City of York Council’s administrative area and outlined a
proposed public consultation on a York wide Smoke Control Area
(SCA) to cover the whole of the CYC’s administrative
area.
The Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency:
• approved a statutory consultation on the revocation of City
of York Council’s (CYC’s) existing SCAs (made by way of
order on or after 13 November 1980) and the making of a new order
to designate the whole of CYC’s administrative area a
SCA.
• delegated authority to the Director of Transport,
Environment and Planning, in consultation with the Director of
Governance to make an order to revoke the existing Smoke Control
orders made before 13 November 1980 which will be processed in
accordance with the statutory procedure for publication and
confirmation of an order as set out in Schedule 5 of the Clean Air
Act 1993 (the subject of this officer decision).
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