Council agrees to keep multiple alleyways gated
Ashfield District CouncilA council in Nottinghamshire has agreed that eight alleyways will remain gated for the next three years in a continued measure to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Ashfield District Council voted to extend a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which originally gated off the alleyways in 2023 and was due to expire on 1 March.
The order, which relates to alleyways in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Hucknall and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, has been extended until 2029.
Since the gates have been installed, residents have commented that they feel safer in those areas and have noticed less fly-tipping, the council said.
The authority added that since the gates were installed, anti-social behaviour has fallen.
It added that a recent consultation suggested the majority of residents were in favour of keeping the gates in place.
The full list of gated alleyways are:
- Between Bentinck Street and Bramley Court, Sutton
- Between Downing Street and North Street, Sutton
- Between Welbeck Street and Portland Close, Sutton
- Between Bramley Court and Sutton Lawn, Sutton
- Rear of Rockwood Walk, Hucknall
- Between Spruce Grove and Beacon Drive, Kirkby
- Adjacent to Rosewood Drive, Kirkby
- Between Spruce Grove and Poplar Avenue, Kirkby
John Wilmott, executive lead member for community safety, said the gates have "had a huge positive impact on the lives of the residents who live near these former anti-social behaviour hotspots".
"We are pleased to be able to keep them in place to continue to stop these areas becoming problems again," he added.
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