Liverpool City Council are to declare a single Smoke Control Area for the whole of the city by proposing to merge historic Smoke Control Orders into a single, new, Smoke Control Order. This will be done by revoking the old Smoke Control Orders and making a new Smoke Control Order.

The whole of Liverpool is already covered by Smoke Control Orders, but these were made a long time ago and in a fragmented and piecemeal fashion. There were approximately forty Smoke Control Orders made between 1957 and 1987, each creating a new Smoke Control Area. In the years that have followed, the city has undergone significant development and therefore it is not always clear which individual Smoke Control Order applies to which Smoke Control area of the city.

Replacing the forty, old Smoke Control orders with a single new Smoke Control order covering the whole of the city will make it easier for the Council to administer and enforce rules relating to burning in domestic appliances, such as open fires and log burners. It will also provide clarity for residents, developers, and businesses in the city about what they can burn.

The rules about what can and cannot be burned will not be changing for residents in Liverpool as a result of the proposed consolidation of the Smoke Control Areas.. The proposed changes are now open for consultation. Further information and details of how to respond can be found at liverpool.gov.uk/smokefreeconsultation