Issue - meetings

Report of the Community Protection and Pollution Control Manager

The Director of Place presented a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, to seek approval to extend, for a further three years, the existing Public Spaces Protection Order for dog fouling (Gedling Borough Council) which is due to expire on 20 October 2026.

The following actions were raised in response to questions and comments during the meeting:

1.     For consultation to be undertaken requiring pet owners to have the means to pick up after their pets.

2.     To add ways to contact the council regarding dog fouling on signs in parks.

3.     For reels to be created educating residents on dog fouling and its environmental impact.

4.     For officers to consider the installation of biodegradable dog bag dispensers on dog waste bins, initially at Gedling Country Park as a trial.

5.     For officers to give consideration to raising awareness around the health impacts of dog mess for the public and children.

6.     That the Director of Place would bring a comprehensive progress report on WISE back to Cabinet, in terms of the full range of environmental offences and fixed penalty notices the council is enforcing.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve a further three-year extension of the current Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for dog fouling at Appendix 1 in accordance with Section 72 of the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

2)    Approve that the fixed penalty level for breaches of the PSPO remain set at £100, payable within 14 days