Decision details

A three year city-wide dog control order requiring a person in control of a dog (or dogs) to keep their dog(s) on a lead when alongside the major arterial roads in the City and on land at Northycote Farm.

A requirement to keep dogs on a lead within a 100 metre radius of any school or academy (catering for pupils 0 to 16 years.)

A prohibition from allowing dogs to enter specified fenced children’s play areas and public park tennis courts in the City of Wolverhampton Council area.

A prohibition from those in control of dogs allowing their dogs to foul in public places and a requirement on those in control of dogs to remove any faecal matter immediately from public spaces.

A requirement for those in control of dogs, on the instruction of any police officer, police community support officer or officer of the Council, to put any dog in their control on a lead.

1.  That it be approved that the appended proposed citywide public spaces protection order (“PSPO”) – dog control – replace the three existing dog control orders.