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Air Quality Management Area

Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA) are declared where we have found air quality objectives are not being met. Brent Council  continues to take actions as per its air quality action plan to try improve the air quality within the AQMA.

Am I in an Air Quality Management Area?

Areas included in the AQMAs were last extended in 2006. The shaded area on this map show which areas are in the AQMA. Switch to full size to view in closer detail.

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Smoke control area

All of Brent council area is declared as a ‘smoke control area’ (SCA) under the Clean Air Act 1993. This is to control emissions from domestic chimneys caused by the burning of coal and wood, to protect human health. 

Smoke control area rules

  • It's against the rules to let smoke out of your home chimney.
  • You must use specific fuels allowed in the area.
  • Selling or using unapproved fuels for the use in places within an SCA, is not allowed.

There are some exceptions, for example where:

  • the fuel is an ‘authorised fuel’, which is permitted to be used in a SCA

  • the fuel is being burnt in an ‘exempted appliance’, where particular types of unauthorised fuels can be used

  • Does not apply to garden bonfires. However, we advise you refrain from garden bonfires, as this may cause smoke or smell nuisance to neighbours.

Your fuel supplier will be able to advise you on the most suitable fuel for your heating/cooking appliance.