Issue - meetings

This report responds to a petition signed by 22 residents living in the Woodthorpe area, requesting the closure of the snicket leading from Carrfield into Heron Avenue, because of problems with criminal activity and anti-social behaviour.  It recommends leaving the snicket open to public use, as the criteria for a Gating Order, which would allow for the restriction of public access along it, has not been met. 

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to approve that :

a)                 A Gating Order be made for a period of 12 months;

b)                 A review be carried out at the end of this period to review the crime and anti-social behaviour statistics in 12 months.

Decision of the Executive Member

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

REASON :                 To address the issues raised in the petition.

Members considered a report which was in response to the receipt of a petition signed by 22 residents living in the Woodthorpe area, requesting the closure of the snicket leading from Carrfield into Heron Avenue, because of problems with criminal activity and anti-social behaviour.

Members discussed the level of crime in the area, and the Ward Councillor updated that much of the problem in the area related to graffiti. Previous gating orders had been made in the area, and Members suggested that if a gating order was made that the opportunity be used to tap into the systems already in place for locking and unlocking gates in the area.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to approve that :

a)                 A Gating Order be made for a period of 12 months¹;

b)                 A review be carried out at the end of this period to review the crime and anti-social behaviour statistics in 12 months².

Decision of the Executive Member

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

REASON :                 To address the issues raised in the petition.