1. Notice is hereby given that Cannock Chase District Council ("the Council") of Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1BG proposes to make an Order, in the exercise of its powers under Section 18 of the Clean Air Act 1993 ("the Act") to revoke previous Smoke Control Orders as listed in Schedule 1 below and to declare its area to be a Smoke Control Area.

2. The proposed Order entitled “the Cannock Chase District Council Smoke Control Order 2023” would come into operation by or before autumn 2023.

3. The area covered by the proposed Order is the whole of the District of Cannock Chase.

4. If, on any day after the proposed Order comes into operation, smoke is emitted from a chimney of any building or moored vessel within the area covered by the Order, the occupier of that building or moored vessel will be liable to a financial penalty of between £175 and £300.

5. If, on any day after the proposed Order comes into operation, any person acquires for use in a fireplace other than an exempted fireplace, or sells by retail for delivery, unauthorised fuel within the area covered by the Order, he will be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine, unless, in the case of an offence consisting of the sale of unauthorised fuel for delivery, he proves he believed and had reasonable grounds for believing that the fuel was acquired for use in an exempted fireplace. The authorised fuels and exempted fireplaces for the purposes of Section 19B of the Act are those published in lists by the Secretary of State and updated from time to time on the Defra website on gov.uk.

6. The proposed Order will revoke the Smoke Control Orders listed in Schedule 1 below to consolidate them into one Smoke Control Order covering the whole of the area of the Council, and will extend the scope of the Smoke Control Order to moored vessels.

7. Copies of the proposed Order and accompanying plan may be inspected free of charge during normal office hours from 3 February to 31 March 2023 at:

8. Within this period, any person who will be affected by the proposed Order may object by writing to the following address: Environmental Health, Cannock Chase District Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1BG

or alternatively, please refer to the Council’s website www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/smokecontrol

All objections should be clearly headed ‘Objection to revision to Smoke Control Orders'.

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 1) Smoke Control Order, 1988

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 2) Smoke Control Order, 1990

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 3) Smoke Control Order, 1991

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 4) Smoke Control Order, 1993

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 5) Smoke Control Order, 1994

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 6) Smoke Control Order, 1995

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 7) Smoke Control Order, 1996

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 8) Smoke Control Order, 1997

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock No. 9) Smoke Control Order, 1998

The Cannock Chase District Council (Cannock Wood and Prospect Village) Smoke Control Order, 1997

The Cannock Chase District Council (Rugeley No.1) Smoke Control Order, 1992

The Cannock Chase District Council (Rugeley No.2) Smoke Control Order, 1993

The Cannock Chase District Council (Rugeley No.3) Smoke Control Order, 1994

The Cannock Chase District Council (Rugeley No.4) Smoke Control Order, 1995

The Cannock Chase District Council (Rugeley No.5) Smoke Control Order, 1996