Public Spaces Protection Orders

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)

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

PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE THE NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL RESTRICTION OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY (NORFOLK PLACE) PUBLIC SPACES PROTECTION ORDER 2026

Notice is hereby given that Nottingham City Council (“the Council”) proposes to introduce the Nottingham City Council restriction of public right of way (Norfolk Place) Public Spaces Protection Order (“PSPO”) under Section 60 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

THE NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL (NORFOLK PLACE, NOTTINGHAM) ORDER 2026 (“the Order”) 

Details of the Order and Map showing the area covered by the PSPO can be viewed on the Council’s website at Alleyways and Rights of Way - Nottingham City Council

If you would like to comment on the proposed PSPO please contact the Council by:

Completing the following questionnaire: Nottingham City Council's proposed Public Spaces Protection Order for Norfolk Place (gated)

Or by e-mail to: asbteam@nottinghamcity.gov.uk    FAO Alex Cox

Or in writing to: Alex Cox, Community Protection, Nottingham City Council, Central Police Station, Byron House, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, NG1 6HS

Any comments on the above proposal must be received before 23:59hrs on 27^th February 2026

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION NORFOLK PLACE