Decision details

To review the findings of the consultation and consider the options for implementing a Public Spaces Protection Order; Keep your dog on a lead in Tilgate Park.

RESOLVED

1.            That the Cabinet approves the level for Fixed Penalty Notices which may be issued for a breach of the PSPO (in the event that Full Council makes the PSPO with regarding Dogs on Leads in Tilgate Park) to be set at £100.

2.            That Full Council be requested to consider all the options set out in the reportHCS/41, together with Option X as set out in reportHCS/41a and whether a further public consultation is required, before make a decision over making a PSPO regarding Dogs on Leads in Tilgate Park.

Reasons for the Recommendations

A PSPO would provide a practical enforcement solution for the rules as stated on the Council’s website regarding dogs at Tilgate Park and seek to deter anti-social behaviour relating to dogs off lead in other areas of the park.