Public Spaces Protection Order (North Northamptonshire Council) (Dog Control) Order 2023

NNC sought the views on the review of the content of three separate Dog Control PSPOs currently in place in the form legacy district and borough council areas (East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough) and incorporate the Corby area into one overall PSPO relating to Dog Control.

A PSPO allows the council to enforce key restrictions including dog exclusion in all fenced children’s play areas, county wide controls on dog fouling, dogs on lead orders in places such as cemeteries and the ability to request dogs to be placed on leads when required.

Proposed changes included:

• Remove the requirement that dogs must be kept on a lead no more than 1.5m in length in prescribed areas – currently this is only within the Kettering area.
• Remove the restriction that a person may not take more than 6 dogs onto any land at any time – currently this is only within the Kettering area.
• Elements of the existing orders are replicated to cover the former Corby Borough Council area, including dog exclusion from all enclosed or fenced off children’s play areas, dog fouling control and a requirement to have dogs on leads in certain areas such as churches and cemeteries.

There were 72 responses to the online survey with 72% of respondents strongly agreeing or agreeing with the contents of the proposed PSPO.

Several representations were made in relation to additional considerations, including Fermyn Woods, Irchester main hub area and Corby areas. Full details can be found in the consultation appendix as part of the Executive papers for the Executive meeting held on 16 November 2023.

The draft Public Spaces Protection Order (Dog Control) Order 2023 was approved by Executive on 16 November 2023 and is now in force. Full details can be found on the NNC website PSPO page.