EDDC was required to review the PSPOs every 3 years and would be starting the review process in August 2024 with a full public consultation in Spring 2025. Requests for changes to the current 2023 PSPO’s would be accepted by the District Council until 30 September 2024 and would be included in the public consultation process.
If you would like the Council to consider any changes to the current 2023 PSPO’s which can then be included in the full public consultation, please provide your request with supporting evidence via the form below. Evidence to change existing controls should demonstrate the effect of antisocial behaviour on a community, whether the behaviour is unreasonable and persistent, and whether it justifies the restrictions imposed.
Requests for changes to the current 2023 PSPO’s will be accepted until 30th September 2024 to be included in the public consultation process.
During last week’s debate at the full town council, several options were considered, including this proposal from Cllr Kevin Walker, the VGS representative on the council:
I request that the Town Council recommend that EDDC extends its dogs on leads policy to include the Byes footpath and cycle-way. As a member for Primley Ward the increase, since lockdown, of dogs out of control and/or with leads extending beyond 1m is the single most frequent complaint that I have received from residents. It is clearly a safety issue as the Byes path is used by many elderly and frail residents. Some have reluctantly stopped using these paths due to fears of injury.
This proposal to ask for dogs on leads on the Byes path was defeated – meaning that if any members of the public who would like something similar or otherwise considered need to request that the town council consider this once again or/and contact EDDC directly themselves before the end of September – otherwise they would not be part of the consultation.
