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Dog Control Order 2024

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The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

The Bassetlaw District Council - Public Spaces Protection (Dog Control) Order 2024

Bassetlaw District Council (“the Authority”) has made the following Public Spaces Protection Order pursuant to Section 59 of Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 (“the Act”) after undertaking a consultation as required by Section 72 of the Act.

The administrative area for Bassetlaw District Council and is protected by this Order (hereinafter called the “Designated Area”).

The Council is satisfied that activities have been carried out in the Designated Area that have had a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality. The Council is further satisfied that the effect of these activities is likely to be of a persistent and continuing nature, and is of such as to make the activities unreasonable and the effect of the activities justifies the restrictions imposed.

The Order may be cited as the Bassetlaw District Council - Public Spaces Protection (Dog Control) Order 2024 and takes effect from 1st September 2024 until 31st August 2027

If any interested person desires to question the validity of this Order on the grounds that the Council had no power to make it or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with in relation to this Order, he or she may apply to the High Court within six weeks from the date on which this Order is made

The following prohibitions are imposed on use of the Designated Area: -

Fouling

If within the Designated Area a dog defecates at any time on land to which the public or any section of the public has access, by payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission and a person who is in charge of the dog at the time fails to remove the faeces from the land forthwith, that person shall be guilty of an offence unless

  • he has reasonable excuse for failing to do so, or
  • (b) the owner, occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (generally or specifically) to his failing to do so.

Leads

A person in charge of a dog shall be guilty of an offence if, at any time, on land detailed in Schedule 1 below he does not keep the dog on a lead unless

  • he has reasonable excuse for failing to do so, or
  • (b) the owner, occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (generally or specifically) to his failing to do so.

Exclusion

A person in charge of a dog shall be guilty of an offence if, at any time, he takes the dog onto, or permits the dog to enter or to remain on, any land detailed in Schedule 2 below unless

  • he has reasonable excuse for failing to do so, or
  • (b) the owner, occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (generally or specifically) to his failing to do so.

Means to pick up faeces

A person in charge of a dog on land in the Designated Area shall be guilty of an offence, if, at any time, he does not comply with a direction given to him by an Authorised Officer of the Authority to produce a device for, or other suitable means of, removing dog faeces and transporting it to a bin (whether the dog has defecated or not) unless:

  • That person has a reasonable excuse for failing to do so, or
  • The owner/occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (generally or specifically) to that person failing to do so, or
  • That person is subject to the exemptions listed in Paragraph 5.

Exemptions

Nothing in this order shall apply to a person who:

  • is registered as a blind person in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948, or
  • is deaf, in respect of a dog trained by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (registered charity number 293358) and upon which he relies for assistance, or
  • has a disability which affects his mobility, manual dexterity, physical coordination or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects, in respect of a dog trained by a prescribed charity and upon which he relies for assistance.

Miscellaneous provisions

For the purpose of this order:

  • A person who habitually has a dog in his possession shall be taken to be in charge of the dog at any time unless at that time some other person is in charge of the dog;
  • Placing the faeces in a receptacle on the land which is provided for the purpose, or for the disposal of waste, shall be sufficient removal from the land;
  • Being unaware of the defecation (whether by reason of not being in the vicinity or otherwise), or not having a device for or other suitable means of removing the faeces shall not be a reasonable excuse for failing to remove the faeces
  • “an Authorised Officer of the Authority” means an employee, partnership agency or contractor of Bassetlaw District Council who is authorised in writing by Bassetlaw District Council for the purposes of giving directions under the Order.
  • Each of the following is a "prescribed charity" –
  • Dogs for the Disabled (registered charily number 700454)
  • Support Dogs Limited (registered charity number 1088281)
  • Canine Partners for Independence (registered charity number 803680)

Penality

A person who is guilty of an offence under this order shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Schedule One - Keeping of Dogs on Leads

This Order applies to all the land described below.

The following Churchyards, Cemeteries and Burial Grounds:

Askham

  • St Nicholas’s Churchyard, Askham

Babworth

  • All Saints’ Churchyard, Babworth 

Beckingham

  • All Saints Churchyard, Beckingham
  • Beecher Lane Cemetery, Beckingham

Blyth

  • St Mary and St Martin’s Churchyard, Blyth
  • Blyth Cemetery, Spital Road, Blyth

Bole

  • St Martin’s Churchyard, Bole

Bothamsall

  • Our Lady and St Peter’s Churchyard, Bothamsall
  • Additional Burial Ground, Redhill Lane, Bothamsall

Carburton

  • St Giles’s Churchyard, Carburton.

Carlton in Lindrick

  • St John the Evangelist’s Churchyard Carlton in Lindrick
  • Burial Ground, High Road, Carlton in Lindrick
  • Burial Ground, Hundred Acre Lane, Carlton in Lindrick

Clarborough

  • St John the Baptist’s Churchyard, Clarborough

Clayworth

  • St Peter’s Churchyard, Clayworth
  • Burial Ground, Church Lane, Clayworth       

Darlton

  • St Giles’s Churchyard, Darlton

Dunham on Trent

  • St Oswald’s Churchyard, Dunham on Trent

East Drayton

  • St Peter’s Churchyard, East Drayton

East Markham

  • St John’s the Baptist Churchyard, East Markham.

Eaton

  • All Saints’ Churchyard, Eaton

Elkesley

  • St Giles’s Churchyard, Elkesley
  • Elkesley Cemetery, High Street, Elkesley

Everton

  • Holy Trinity Churchyard, Everton.
  • Everton and Scaftworth Cemetery, Mattersey Road, Everton.

Fledborough

  • St Gregory’s Churchyard, Fledborough.

Gamston

  • St Pete’s Churchyard, Gamston   

Gringley on the Hill

  • St Peter and St Paul’s Churchyard, Gringley on the Hill.
  • Gringley on the Hill Cemetery, Mill Hill, Gringley on the Hill.

Grove

  • St Hellen’s Churchyard, Grove.

Harworth

  • All Saints Churchyard, Harworth
  • Harworth Cemetery, Tickhill Road, Harworth
  • Harworth New Cemetery, Styrrup Road, Harworth

Hayton

  • St Peter’s Churchyard, Hayton

Headon cum Upton

  • St Peter’s Churchyard, Headon cum Upton

Holbeck

  • St Winifred’s Churchyard, Holbeck

Laneham

  • St Peter’s Churchyard Laneham

Langold

  • St Luke’s Churchyard, Langold
  • Langold Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Langold

Littleborough

  • St Nicholas’ Churchyard, Littleborough

Low Marnham

  • St Wilfrid’s Churchyard, Low Marnham

Mattersey

  • All Saints’ Churchyard, Mattersey
  • Thorpe Road Cemetery, Mattersey

Misson

  • St John the Baptist’s Churchyard, Misson
  • Misson Cemetery, Top Road, Misson.

Misterton

  • All Saints’ Churchyard, Misterton.
  • Cemetery, Haxey Road Misterton.

Nether Langwith

  • The Village Green, Nether Langwith.

Normanton on Trent

  • St Matthew’s Churchyard, Normanton on Trent
  • Cemetery, Eastgate, Normanton on Trent

North Leverton

  • St Martin’s Churchyard, North Leverton.

North Wheatley

  • St Peters and St Paul’s Churchyard North Wheatley.

Norton Cuckney

  • St Mary’s Churchyard, Norton Cuckney

Oldcotes

  • St Mark’s Churchyard, Oldcotes
  • St Helen’s Churchyard Main Street Oldcotes.

Ragnall

  • St Leonard’s Churchyard, Ragnall

Rampton

  • All Saints’ Churchyard, Rampton

Ranby

  • St Martin’s Churchyard, Ranby

Ranskill

  • St Barnabas’s Churchyard, Ranskill
  • Ranskill and Torworth Cemetery, Great North Road, Ranskill.

Retford

  • All Hallow’s Churchyard, Ordsall, Retford.
  • St Michael the Archangel’s Churchyard, Retford.
  • St Swithun’s Churchyard, Retford
  • Retford Cemetery, North Road/Babworth Road, Retford

Scofton

  • St John’s Churchyard, Scofton

Scrooby

  • St Wilfrid’s Churchyard, Scrooby
  • Green Burial Ground, Hawks Nest, Scrooby.

Shireoaks

  • St Luke’s Churchyard, Shireoaks.

South Leverton

  • All Saints’ Churchyard, South Leverton.

South Wheatley

  • St Helen’s Churchyard, South Wheatley

Stokeham

  • St Peter’s Churchyard, Stokeham

Sturton Le Steeple

  • St Peter and St Paul’s Churchyard, Sturton Le Steeple

Sutton Cum Lound

  • St Bartholomew’s Churchyard, Sutton Cum Lound.

Treswell

  • St John the Baptist’s Churchyard, Treswell

Tuxford

  • St Nicholas’s Churchyard, Tuxford
  • Tuxford Cemetery, Newark Road, Tuxford.

Walkeringham

  • St Mary Magdalene’s Churchyard, Walkeringham.
  • Walkeringham Cemetery, Mill Lane, Walkeringham.

West Drayton

  • St Paul’s Churchyard, West Drayton

West Markham

  • All Saints’ Churchyard, West Markham.
  • Milton Mausoleum, Milton

West Stockwith

  • St Mary the Blessed Virgin’s Churchyard, West Stockwith.

Whaley Thorns

  • St Lukes Burial Ground, Cockshut Lane, Whaley Thorns

Worksop

  • St Anne’s Churchyard, Worksop
  • St John the Evangelist’s Churchyard, Worksop
  • The Priory Church of Our Lady and St Cuthbert’s Churchyard, Worksop
  • Hannah Park Cemetery, Netherton Road, Worksop
  • Retford Road Cemetery, Worksop.
  • The Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Worksop
  • St Mary’s Catholic Church, Park Street, Worksop.

Schedule Two - Dog Exclusion Areas

This Order applies to all the land described below.

Beckingham

  • Children’s Playground and multi-use games area adjacent to the village hall, Station Road, Beckingham

Blyth

  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Sherwood Crescent, Blyth
  • Children’s Playground to the rear of Spital Road, Blyth

Bircotes and Harworth

  • Children’s Playground within Snipe Park, Bircotes
  • Children’s Playground and multi-use games area within Tommy Simpsons Recreation Ground adjacent to Lindsey Road, Harworth
  • Children’s Playground, Thompson Avenue, Harworth.

Carlton in Lindrick

  • Children’s Playground to the rear of Beckett Avenue, Carlton in  Lindrick.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Limetree Avenue, Carlton in Lindrick
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Pembroke Road, Carlton in Lindrick
  • Village Pond, The Green Carlton in Lindrick

Clarborough

  • Children’s Playground to the rear of the village hall, Main Street, Clarborough.

Clayworth

  • Children’s Playground to the rear of the village hall, Town Street, Clayworth.

Darlton

  • Children’s Playground, Woodcoates Lane, Darlton.

Dunham on Trent

  • Children’s Playground to the rear of the village Hall, Low Street, Dunham on Trent.

East Markham

  • Picnic Area, Tuxford Road, East Markham
  • Playing Fields East Markham

Elkesley

  • Children’s Playground off Lime Tree Avenue, Elkesley.

Everton

  • Metcalfe Charitable Trust Children’s Playground and Recreation Grounds High Street, Everton.

Gringley on the Hill

  • Children’s Playing Field, Finkell Street, Gringley on the Hill

Hayton

  • Playing Filed adjacent to Church Lane, Hayton.

Holbeck

  • Children’s Playground Holbeck.

Laneham

  • Children’s Play Area, Broadings Lane, Laneham

Langold

  • Children’s Playground and Water Play area, Langold Lake, Langold

Lound

  • Children’s Playground and Playing Field Daneshill Road, Lound

Mattersey Thorpe

  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Winston Green, Mattersey Thorpe

Misson

  • Public Access Playing Field, Misson Primary School, Misson

Misterton

  • Children’s Playground, multi-use games area and playing fields adjacent to Marsh Lane, Misterton.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to High Street, Misterton.

North Leverton

  • Blacksmith’s Playing Field adjacent to Main Street, North Leverton.

Norton Cuckney

  • Children’s Playground, Main Street, Norton.
  • Children’s Playground and Playing Field adjacent to Creswell Road, Cuckney

Oldcotes

  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Ellesmere Drive, Oldcotes.

Rampton

  • Children’s Playground and Playing field adjacent to Retford Road, Rampton

Rhodesia

  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Mary Street, Rhodesia

Scrooby

  • Children’s Playground, The Croft, Scrooby                                                                            

Shireoaks

  • Children’s Playground to the rear of York Place, Shireoaks.
  • Children’s Playground, Monks Way, Shireoaks
  • Children’s Playground, Middle Meadow/Limekiln Way, Shireoaks
  • Francis Field, Shireoaks Common, Shireoaks.
  • Children’s Playground, Barford Close, Shireoaks

Sturton le Steeple

  • Children’s Playground, Cross Street, Sturton le Steeple.

Styrrup

  • Children’s Playground to the rear of Styrrup Village Hall, Serlby Road, Styrrup.

Sutton

  • Children’s Playground adjacent to the village hall, Town Street, Sutton.

Tuxford

  • Children’s Playground and Multi-use games area, Ashvale Road, Tuxford.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Linden Avenue, Tuxford
  • Children’s Playground and Playing Field adjacent to Clarke Lane, Tuxford.

Walkeringham

  • Children’s Playground, and playing field, adjacent to Mill Baulk Road, Walkeringham.   

West Stockwith

  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Main Street, West Stockwith.

Wheatley (North and South)

  • Children’s Playground adjacent to the village hall, Sturton Road, Wheatley.

Woodbeck

  • Children’s Playground and Multi-use games area at Rampton Hospital, Woodbeck.   

Retford

  • Children’s Playground and Multi-use games area adjacent to Goosemoor Lane, Retford.
  • Children’s Playground and Multi-use games area adjacent to Leafield, Hallcroft, Retford.
  • Children’s Playground, Multi-use games area and water play facility within King’s Park, Retford.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Leverton Road, Retford.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to the Oval, Retford.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Strawberry Road, Retford. 

Worksop

  • Children’s Playground and Multi-use games area within Farr Park, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Keswick Road, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground and Multi-use games area adjacent to Northwood, Prospect, Worksop.
  • Children’ Playground and Multi-use games area to the rear of Raymoth Lane, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Sandhill Street, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground and Multi-use games area within the Rainbow Park, Shrewsbury Road, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground, Multi-use games area and water play facility within The Canch, Priorswell Road, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Valley Road, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Wensleydale, Worksop.
  • Multi-use games area to the rear of Oakwood Mews St Annes, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground adjacent to Meadow Lea, St Annes, Worksop.
  • Children’s Playground Manton Villas, Worksop
  • St Augustin’s Playground off Milton Drive, Worksop

Last Updated on Monday, September 16, 2024