Decision details

This report advises the receipt of a petition signed by 101 residents living in the Dringhouses area, requesting the closure of a snicket from Mayfield Close onto St Helen's Road, because of problems with criminal activity and anti-social behaviour.

This item was deferred from 11 December.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)                 Note the petitioners request for closure;

(ii)               Approve that the snicket be left open for public use at the present time pending adoption of a new Alleygating policy (Option C);

(iii)             Request that the report be referred back to Officers with a view to a practical option for closing the snicket after nightfall being developed.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:             That the Advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  (i) That, although it meets the criteria of the legislation, as set out in paragraphs 11 to 15 of the report, which allows the conditional closure of alleys found to be facilitating the commission of criminal and/or anti-social behaviour; the management of opening and closing gates in accordance with the conditions of the order, are not possible at the present time as a review of council policy on all alley closures is pending;

                                    (ii) To further address the issues raised in the petition.