Gloucester City Council is reviewing it’s Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) and wants views from local residents, businesses and organisations to help us decide on whether the current PSPOs should be kept in place.
A PSPO places rules on a public place. It can restrict certain behaviours or require people to do certain things. PSPOs are put in place usually when certain behaviours have caused a nuisance to people using or living in that area. An example of behaviour that a PSPO can require is people having to keep their dogs on leads. A PSPO lasts up to three years. They can be extended but must be reviewed beforehand, through consultation with the public and partner agencies.
The Council put three PSPOs in place in 2018 and these are now up for review:
Citywide PSPO – this covers the entire city and states that:
- Dogs must be kept under control at all times, and put on a lead if requested
- Dogs are not allowed in children's play parks
- Dog fouling must be cleaned up
- Anyone drinking alcohol in a public space must dispose of or hand over their alcohol when requested to do so by an authorised officer, if the request is made in order to stop or prevent a nuisance
City centre PSPO – this covers the city centre including the bus and train stations, Gloucester Park, the Docks and the Quays, Kingsholm Road and Hillfield Gardens and the effect of it is to:
- Create an alcohol-free zone in the City centre, banning anyone from drinking alcohol in a public space (on the streets, in a park or any other public space) within the city centre area
Organs Alley PSPO
- This restricts access to the alleyway between Eastgate Street and Russell Street in Gloucester City centre, where nuisance and anti-social behaviour was occurring
We are proposing to extend the duration of the current PSPOs for a further three years (until November 2024) but we need views from residents, people who use our public spaces and partner agencies, to help us decide whether they should continue.
We also need to know whether there are any other behaviours occurring in the City which cause a nuisance and which the Council and partners need to address or consider the use of a PSPO for.
Our online survey will be open for six weeks, from 6th September to 15th October and we welcome and encourage your views.
The proposed terms of this PSPO, and the geographical area to be covered by it, are all subject to change depending on the feedback we receive during this consultation. Please take our survey to have your say…
You can view the most up to date proposed PSPOs and the map of the proposed area to be covered by it, on the front page of the survey under 'Documents'