Decision Maker: Director of Adult and Community Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
That a Public Space
Protection Order 2025 Hopes Nose and Berry Head be made from 1
April 2025, in the terms as attached to this Record of Decision and
for a period of 3 years (until 31 March 2028).
Reasons for the decision:
In making this order
the Council is satisfied that the conditions set out in Section 59
and 61 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act have
been met.
Alternative options considered:
The decision is
whether to make a further Order or not. the Council has made a
series of Orders covering Hopes Nose since 2016 and included Berry
Head from 2023. The areas are both of significant importance for
Torbay’s designation as a UNESCO Global Geopark and for the
communities of Torbay who feel passionately about them. Such Orders
have always received the support of a wide range of relevant
stakeholders including community groups as demonstrated by
successive consultation exercises.
Consultation took
place regarding this proposal which received unanimous support from
all responses. The previous consultation exercise was undertaken in
2024 for the purposes of an amendment
and another was undertaken in 2023. As such there has been
extensive consultation undertaken that consistently demonstrate
support for the continued coverage that such a PSPO affords.
SWISCo have a
Neighbourhood Enforcement Team in place to lead on enforcing the
Order, to provide a consistent means of monitoring and taking action.
On this basis the
decision is being made to make the Order in the attached terms.
The option to not make
a further Order is rejected due to the importance of the areas to
be covered, the persistent nature of the behaviours at the sites
and the fact that there is continual and clear support from
relevant communities and stakeholders.
Implementation:
This
decision will come into force immediately.
Information:
Torbay Council in
exercise of its powers under part 4,
section 59 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act
2014, has made a series of orders in respect of a PSPO covering the
sites of Hopes Nose, Torquay (since 2016) and Berry Head, Brixham
(since 2023). The most recent one expired in December 2024.
Due to the continuance
of anti-social behaviours at these locations a proposal to make a
further order was consulted upon under section 61 of the ASB, Crime
and Policing Act 2014.
The consultation was
unanimously supportive of the proposal to implement a further PSPO
in the same terms as the amended 2023 Order, for a period of 3
years.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
Publication date: 27/03/2025
Date of decision: 25/03/2025
Accompanying Documents:
