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Approve the renewal of
the existing PSPO’s for the next 3 years
for:
i. Dog control
ii. Durham City
Consuming Alcohol
iii. Durham City
(Begging, public urination and defecating
and the use of
psychoactive substances etc)
iv. Low Force, High
Force, Gibson’s Cave and surrounding
areas in Upper
Teesdale.
b) Agree and authorise
the increase of fine for PSPO offences to
£250 for the
first offence and £500 for subsequent offences. The
changes will only come
into effect when the legislation is
amended.
c) Agree to add play
areas from Monkhesledon Parish Council to the
schedule for
prohibited areas in the Dog PSPO
v. Blackhall Colliery
Welfare Park, 11th Street Blackhall
Colliery
vi. Hart Crescent,
Blackhall Rocks
vii. Corry Close,
Blackhall Colliery
viii. Shaftesbury
Avenue, Blackhall Colliery
ix. Rear Dene View
High Hesleden
x. Rear Front Street
Hesleden
xi. MUGA Hesleden
2 To be implemented
from 29th June 2025 for a 3 year period.
3 Agree to revoke the
existing Dog Control, Durham City (Begging,
public urination and
defecating and the use of psychoactive
substances etc) and
Low Force, High Force, Gibson’s Cave and
surrounding areas in
Upper Teesdale PSPOs.