Public Spaces Protection Orders, PSPOs, in place at Meadowbank Recreation Ground and both Dorking and Leatherhead town centres are due to expire in October 2023. Residents and visitors to these areas are being invited to have their say ahead of a decision whether to extend them for up to a further three years.
Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) are introduced to address a particular nuisance or problem in a specific area that is detrimental to the local community’s quality of life. It does so by imposing conditions or restrictions to help prevent anti-social behaviour from continuing to occur in that area.
PSPOs give Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) and Surrey Police the power to address low level anti-social behaviour. If one or more individuals are found to be in breach of conditions outlined in a PSPO relating to that specific area, enforcement measures can include issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice or formal prosecution.
The existing Dorking and Leatherhead town centre PSPOs regulate the consumption of alcohol in those respective areas while the Meadowbank PSPO regulates the consumption of alcohol, use of intoxicating substances, dog fouling and restricting dog access in the park, including the playground.
PSPOs are not automatically extended so have your say and help shape how the three PSPOs will look like in the future. Visit www.molevalley.gov.uk/pspo between Monday 5 June and Monday 10 July 2023 to complete one, two or all three of the individual area-specific consultations.
Councillor Paul Kennedy, MVDC’s Cabinet Member for Internal Services and Security, said: “We currently have five PSPOs in place in Mole Valley and believe it is really important to engage with our residents ahead of the Meadowbank, Dorking and Leatherhead town centre PSPOs reaching the end of their three year terms. The views we receive will help shape what these PSPOs will cover in the future, and how long for.”
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