Dog Control Public Space Protection Orders

Suffolk Coastal District Council - Statutory Consultation

Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Public Space Protection Orders – Dog Controls in the Suffolk Coastal District

Following the recent introduction of a number of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) to replace existing byelaws in the district, a number of local communities have asked us to consider some additional dog controls within their areas and we are now seeking your views on those requests through a 6 week public consultation that ends on Friday 21 December 2018.

The detailed consultation documents are available for download below:

• Dogs on leads on Charsfield recreation ground
• Dogs on leads on Martello Park Gardens, Felixstowe
• Dogs on leads on Felixstowe Town Hall Gardens
• Dogs on leads on Felixstowe Seafront Gardens
• Exclusion of dogs from Langer Park children’s play area
• Exclusion of dogs and dogs on leads on defined areas of Thorpeness Beach from 1 May to 30 September

If you wish to comment on these proposed new Public Space Protection Orders, please do so through the online survey or by emailing environment@eastsuffolk.gov.uk or in writing to:  PSPO Consultation, c/o Environmental Protection, Suffolk Coastal District Council, East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton Suffolk IP12 1RT

Your comments should reach us by no later than midnight on Friday 21^nd December 2018.

All consultation responses will be given due consideration by the Council before any orders are made. The final decision will rest with the Suffolk Coastal District Council and will be scheduled for consideration at a Cabinet meeting after the closure of the consultation period.

If you require any further information or have any queries related to this matter, please contact or write to us using the details given above.

Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) – Dog Controls

We have amended the various dog controls currently in force across the district.

In the case of Landguard Point nature Reserve, these controls also extend to other activities.

As well as updating controls, PSPOs also provide a more effective and efficient way of dealing with these types of offence through the issue of a Fixed Penalty Notice.

10 Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) were adopted in April 2016

• Exclusion of dogs from Southwold beach
• Dogs on leads on Southwold Promenade
• Dog fouling
• Dog exclusion from land at Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve
• Dogs on leads at Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve
• Exclusion of Dogs from Lowestoft Beach
• Dogs on leads on Lowestoft Promenade
• Dogs in Children's Play Areas
• Dogs on Corton Beach
• Dogs on leads - General

4 Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) were adopted in January 2018

• Dogs on Aldeburgh Beach
• Dog Fouling
• Controls and restrictions on Dogs (and other activities) at Landguard Point
• Dogs in Children’s Play Areas