Issue - items at meetings - Dog Control Order

Report of the Strategic Director, Place (copy attached).

(1)         That the Cabinet Member for Environment agrees to the amendment of the Dogs Exclusion (Brighton and Hove) Order 2009, for Queens Park resulting in no dogs (whether on a lead or otherwise) being permitted inside the fenced Southern Lawns area, the Quiet Garden, the Wild Garden, the cascade area tennis courts and bowling green as set out on the map attached at Appendix 1.

(2)         That the amended Dog Control Order comes into force on 1 January 2011.

60.1               The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Strategic Director, Place concerning the proposal for amending the Dogs Exclusion (Brighton and Hove) Order 2009, Designated under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 Sections 55 and 56 in relation to Queens Park.

60.2               Opposition Members welcomed the recommendations and thanked the Friends of Queens Park for campaigning for the changes. They also thanked the Cabinet Member and officers for listening to the views of residents and recommending proposals that would bring greater clarity for all groups of park users.

60.3               The Cabinet Member thanked Roy Pickard and his team for carrying out the consultation and analysis so quickly and the Friends of Queens Park for their involvement.

60.4               RESOLVED - That having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following recommendations:

(1)         That approval be given to the amendment of the Dogs Exclusion (Brighton and Hove) Order 2009, for Queens Park, resulting in no dogs (whether on a lead or otherwise) being permitted inside the fenced Southern Lawns area, the Quiet Garden, the Wild Garden, the cascade area tennis courts and bowling green as set out on the map attached at Appendix 1.

(2)         That the amended Dog Control Order comes into force on 1 January 2011.