Decision details

Consideration of a Public Spaces Protection Order

Decision Maker: Environment and Climate Change Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Councillor Alison Cornelius introduced the item and reminded the Committee that a motion had been reported to Full Council.   The Chairman invited the Community Safety Manager to make a representation, he outlined that Officers had completed a take and finish group in November.   He illustrated the options in the report and heighted the bye laws, he requested that Members give consideration to the report and it’s recommendations.

 

The Environment Committee suggested that the maximum number of dogs for each handler is four.   

 

Having considered the report, the Environment Committee unanimously:

 

Resolved:

 

  1. That the Environment Committee noted the current approach being implemented using the Community Protection Notice process to deal with dog nuisance and dog fouling issues highlighted in this report.

2.    That the Environment Committee agreed to delegate to the Strategic Director for Environment, authority to instigate a consultation, consider the responses to it and decide whether to introduce a PSPO for Brook Farm Open Space and Barnet Playing Fields.

3.    The Committee noted that the Strategic Director for Environment will write to all Members of the Council to consult on further sites in order to introduced PSPO. 

 

Publication date: 31/01/2018

Date of decision: 11/01/2018

Decided at meeting: 11/01/2018 - Environment and Climate Change Committee

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