Issue details
Environment Act 2021 (WL)
The Environment Act 2021 introduces new
enforcement provisions that applies to buildings that emit smoke
from a chimney within a Smoke Control Area. These include new legal
notices and financial penalties.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: Approved (subject to call-in)
Wards affected: Bathwick; Combe Down; Kingsmead; Lambridge; Lansdown; Moorlands; Newbridge; Odd Down; Oldfield Park; Southdown; Twerton & Whiteway; Walcot; Westmoreland; Weston; Widcombe & Lyncombe;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/01/2025
Decision Type: Key Decision;
Decision due: Not before 27th Feb 2025 by Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Sustainable Travel
Lead director: Director of Place Management
Contact: Michelle Tett, Environmental Protection Manager Email: Michelle_Tett@bathnes.gov.uk.
Consultation process
A range of multiagency meetings have taken
place between March 2022 and March 2023 attended by officers from
the Environmental Protection team at B&NES, Canal Rivers Trust
and Julian House.
No Formal consultation Process.
Attended informal cabinet and Lib Dem Council Group Meeting
(January 2025)
EFP Reference: E3603
Decisions
- 10/03/2025 - Environment Act 2021 (WL)
Documents
- E3603 - Environment Act 2021
PDF 4 MB - E3603 - Appendix 3 - Smoke Boaters Leaflet PDF 6 MB
- Appendix 4 - Environment Act 2021 - Equality Impact Assessment PDF 157 KB
Background papers