All of the borough is within a smoke control area therefore all combustion appliances must burn smokeless fuel or the appliance must be approved to burn other fuels within a smoke control area. 

The most recent Air Quality monitoring results from Dudley may be viewed on the joint West Midlands Air Quality website.

Daily Air Quality Report

As part of its duty to monitor the quality of the air in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, the council continuously monitors, and records as 15 minute averages, the levels of a range of common pollutants at its automatic monitoring stations, to produce a Daily Air Quality Report

Our role in the regime is to issue permits which set controls and emission standards to minimise pollution from certain industrial activities.

A2 Activities

We undertake the inspection and regulation of all Part A2 Activities within the Borough. In Dudley these activities include large foundries and brick manufacturers. The Part A2 activities regime is known as Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC).

Part B Activities

Part B activities are those that have less potential to cause pollution and include activities such as vehicle re-spraying, furniture manufacture and unloading of petrol. The Part B activities regime is known as Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC).