Public Spaces Protection Orders

PROPOSED EXTENSION TO THE NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL CITY WIDE PUBLIC SPACES PROTECTION ORDERS IN RESPECT OF ALCOHOL

Notice is hereby given that Nottingham City Council (“the Council”) proposes to EXTEND the following eight Public Spaces Protection Orders (“PSPO”) under Section 60 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

• Order 1 (Nottingham City Centre) 
• Order 2 (Sneinton 1) and (part of Arboretum)
• Order 3 (Sneinton 2)
• Order 4 (Hyson Green)
• Order 5 (St Ann's)
• Order 6 (Vernon Park)
• Order 7 (Radford, Arboretum and parts of Leen Valley)
• Order 8 (City Wide - covering areas not included in Orders 1 - 7)

The City wide extension covering all details of the above PSPOs (orders 1-8) and a map showing where each of the areas can be viewed below.

It is proposed to extend the Orders for a period of three years to 16th October 2029. A consultation questionnaire is available on the City Council PSPO webpage (link as above). Any representations or comments on the proposed extension to the Orders can also be sent to asbteam@nottinghamcity.gov.uk FAO Maria Summers to be received by  12.00 Tuesday 21st July 2026 after which the Council will consider any representations received before deciding whether to extend the Orders.

Online Consultation Form

Handwritten replies can be delivered to FAO Maria Summers, Anti-Social Behaviour Team, Central Police Station, Byron House. Nottingham. NG1 6HS

Details of the above PSPOs (orders 1-8) including maps

City Centre

St Anns and Sneinton

Sneinton Forest and Mapperley

Hyson Green

St Anns and Mapperley

Basford

Arboretum And Radford

Citywide

The PSPO means that police or other authorised officers can require anyone behaving anti-socially in a public place to stop drinking and hand over their alcohol. In most cases, this works to prevent the nuisance quickly.

Reporting Issues, behaviour or other breaches of PSPOs

Click here to report an incident

More information can be found about PSPO in City by clicking below. 

• DPPOs When Treated As PSPOs
• Arboretum Radford And Park PSPO Extension 1
• Basford PSPO Extension 1
• City Centre Alcohol Prohibition PSPO Extension 1
• City Wide Extension PSPO Extension 1
• Hyson Green PSPO Extension 1
• Sneinton Forest And Mapperley PSPO Extension 1
• St Anns And Mapperley PSPO Extension 1
• St Anns And Sneinton PSPO Extension 1

Further Information

• Visit:  Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act: at GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

PSPOs for Alleyways and Rights of Way can be viewed below:

PSPO: Alleyways and Rights of Way

Some public areas in Nottingham are covered by Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) - previously called Dog Control Orders (DCOs).

In public areas with PSPOs, you may have to:

• Keep your dog on a lead
• Put your dog on a lead if told to by a police officer, police community support officer or someone from the council
• Stop your dog going to certain places - like farmland or parts of a park
• Limit the number of dogs you have with you (this applies to professional dog walkers too)
• Clear up after your dog
• Carry a poop scoop and disposable bags

If you ignore a PSPO, you can be fined

• Dogs Fouling of Land extended Order
• Dogs on leads extended order
• Dogs exclusion extended Order
• Dogs on Leads By Direction extended order
• PSPO Map

Dog control: Reporting Issues, Stays, fouling

You Can find more information on reporting dogs, fouling and strays by

• Visiting our Dog Control (Lost, Stray or Fouling Dogs) NCC Page