Decision details

RESOLVED

That Cabinet approves that the level for Fixed Penalty Notices which may be issued for a breach of the PSPO (subject to that Full Council makes the PSPO in the form of the draft at Appendix A of report HCS/072) be set at £100.

That Full Council be recommended to makes a PSPO in the form set out in Appendix A report HCS/072 with the restricted area being Orchard Street multi-storey car park, Town Hall multi-storey car park and Kingsgate multi-storey car park which should come into force on 26 February 2024 for a period of three years

Reasons for the Recommendations

There have been complaints about anti-social behaviour the Council’s town centre multistorey car parks. The anti-social behaviour is mainly caused by congregating/sleeping in

access areas such as stairwells and lift lobbies, drug taking and access for the purpose of criminal activity.

As a publicly accessible space there are limited powers to prevent individuals accessing the car parks for non-parking related activities.

The anti-social behaviour can be managed by introducing a Public Spaces Protection Order restricting activity that is not connected to the parking of a vehicle or bicycle, without preventing the lawful use of the car park for all members of the public.