The District Council's Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) has been renewed with effect from 10th October 2022. The Order helps to ensure that the Dales remains a clean, green and safe place for residents and visitors.
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A PSPO is made under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act 2014. It means that anti-social behaviour may be dealt with by the issuing of a £100 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) by a Police Officer, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) and District Council Enforcement staff. The Order is effective until 2025 when it will be reviewed.
The Order (please check site signage for any restrictions that apply) includes restrictions / controls, in various public parks and open spaces throughout the Dales, on:
- Dog fouling and dog control
- Consumption of alcohol
- Ban of Open fires and BBQs
Dog fouling and dog control
The Order means that it is an offence to not clear up after your dog on any land that is open to the public whether it be public or private land. Dog walkers should carry something to collect their dog mess such as poo bags or a carrier bag - we encourage you to use degradable bags where possible. If your dog makes a mess in a public place, please pick up the mess in your bag, seal it and dispose of it in a dog waste bin, litter bin or take it home to put in your domestic waste bin.
There are also some other controls for dogs to be kept on leads in some places, lead by direction in some places and dogs are excluded from some places such as children’s play areas.
You can report dog fouling on our website.
- Dog Order 2022-2025
- Schedule One of the Dog Control Order 2022 Dogs on Leads
- Schedule Two of the Dog Control Order 2022 Dogs on Leads - Restricted hours
- Schedule Three of the Dog Control Order 2022 Dogs on Leads by Direction
- Schedule Four of the Dog Control Order 2022 Dogs on Leads by Direction - restricted hours
- Schedule Five of the Dog Control Order 2022 Dogs exclusion
Consumption of alcohol
The control means that a person must stop drinking alcohol if asked to by a Police Officer, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) or District Council Enforcement staff.
This control applies to our main town parks:
- Map - Ashbourne Recreation Ground [PDF 1.2MB]
- Map - Bakewell Recreation Ground [PDF 1MB]
- Map - Bakewell Scot's Gardens [PDF 1.06MB]
- Map - Matlock Bath Derwent Gardens, Lovers' Walks, Pavilion Play Park [PDF 2MB]
- Map - Matlock Hall Leys Park [1.5MB]
- Map - Wirksworth Fanny Shaw Playing Field [PDF 1.4MB]
Ban of Open fires and BBQs
- BBQs & Open Fires Order 2022-2025
- Schedule One of the Barbeques & Open Fires Control Order 2022 with list of sites affected
Fires or BBQs should not be lit in the areas specified which are:
- Map - Ashbourne Ashbourne Recreation Ground, Memorial Gardens and Fishpond Meadow [2.05MB]
- Map - Bakewell Recreation Ground [1.12MB]
- Map - Bakewell Scot's Gardens [1MB]
- Map - Matlock Hall Leys Park [1.34MB]
- Map - Matlock Bath Derwent Gardens, Lovers Walks and Pavilion Play Park [2MB]
- Map - Stanton Moor [2.4MB]
- Map - Wirksworth Fanny Shaw Playing Field [1.8MB]
Summary of all controls
Summary of the controls in alphabetical parish order.
An extensive consultation exercise took place in 2021 with over 700 responses received. These responses informed the recommendations and outcome of the Community & Environment Committee 6th April 2022 - agenda and minutes available on request
Detailed list of controls by town or village
Ashbourne
Map - Recreation Ground [PDF 1.3MB], Map - Memorial Gardens [6.4MB] and Map - Fishpond Meadow [5.2MB]
Other areas in Ashbourne:
Bakewell
Map: Bakewell Recreation Ground- Dog Control [1.3MB] and Scot's Gardens
- Dog Control Bakewell Recreation Ground
- BBQ & Open Fires Order - Bakewell
- Alcohol Control Order - Bakewell
Other locations in Bakewell:
- Map: Bakewell Bath Gardens - dog controls [4.9MB]
- Map: Bakewell Riverside Walk - dog controls [5.8MB]
Darley Dale
- Map: Morledge Recreation Area - Dog Control [4.7MB]
- Map: Broadwalk Recreation Ground (Tippin) - Dog Control [7.1MB]
- Map: The Parkway Recreation Ground - Dog Control [5.2MB]
- Map: Northwood Recreation Ground - Dog Control [4.9MB]
- Map: Willow Way play area - Dog Control [4.8MB]
Matlock
- Dog Control - Matlock Hall Leys Park
- BBQ & Open Fires Control - Matlock
- Alcohol Control Order - Matlock Hall Leys Park
Other locations in Matlock:
- Map: Allen Hill Park - Dog Control [3.9MB]
- Map: Cavendish Road play area - Dog Control [3.8MB]
- Map: Denefields - Dog Control [1.7MB]
- Map: Diana Memorial Gardens - Dog Control [3.9MB]
- Map: Dimple Recreation Ground - Dog Control [7.6MB]
- Map: Hurst Rise Playing Field - Dog Control [5.8MB]
- Map: Megdale Community Garden - Dog Control [4.1MB]
- Map: Orchard play area / Hazel Grove, Hurst Farm - Dog Control [4.9MB]
- Map: Sensory Garden, Old English Road - Dog Control [3.4MB]
- Map: Smedley Street / Sparrow Park - Dog Control [5.5MB]
- Map: Starkholmes Memorial, Starkholmes Road - Dog Control [2.9MB]
- Map: Starkholmes Playing Field - Dog Control [4.9MB]
- Map: Swan House Grass Area - Dog Control [5MB]
- Map: Victoria Gardens - Dog Control [5.3MB]
- Map: War Memorial Pic Tor - Dog Control [4.3MB]
- Map: Wellfield Allotments - Dog Control [7.5MB]
Matlock Bath
Map: Derwent Gardens, Lovers' Walk and Pavilion Park [6.1MB]
- Dog Control - Matlock Bath Derwent Gardens, Lovers Walk, Pavilion Play Park
- Map: BBQs & Open Fires Control - Matlock Bath Derwent Gardens, Lovers Walks and Pavilion Play Park
- Map: Alcohol Control Order - Matlock Bath Derwent Gardens, Lovers' Walks, Pavilion Play Park
Other locations in Matlock Bath:
- Map: Memorial Gardens - Dog Control [3.7MB]
- Map: Riverside Picnic Area - Dog Control [3.7MB]
- Map: Artist Corner Picnic Area - Dog Control [3.7MB]
Wirksworth
Map: Fanny Shaws Playing Field [5.7MB]
- Dog Control - Wirksworth Fanny Shaws
- BBQs & Fires - Wirksworth Fanny Shaws
- Map - Alcohol Control - Wirksworth Fanny Shaw Playing Field
Other locations in Wirksworth:
- Map: Bolehill Playing Field, Old Lane - Dog Controls [4.7MB]
- Map: The Dale play area - Dog Control [3.5MB]
- Map: Gorsey Bank play area - Dog Control [5.3MB]
- Map: Yokecliffe Park - Dog Control [5.2MB]
- Map: Memorial Gardens, St John Street - Dog Control [0.6MB]
- Map: Kingsfield play area, Millers Green - Dog Control [2.9MB]
- Map: Wash Green play area - Dog Control [0.6MB]
Rural Villages
- Map: Ashford in the Water, Hall Orchard Playing Field - Dog Control [4.8MB]
- Map: Bonsall Recreation Ground Clatterway - Dog Control [4.5MB]
- Map: Bonsall Yeoman Street Memorial Gardens - Dog Control [3MB]
- Map: Bradwell Recreation Ground, Gore Lane - Dog Control [5.7MB]
- Map: Bradwell Recreation Ground, Brookside - Dog Control [4.6MB]
- Map: Brailsford The Plain / Recreation Ground - Dog Control [4.1MB]
- Map: Brassington Play Area Meadow Rise - Dog Control [3.1MB]
- Map: Brassington Picnic Area, Wirksworth Dale - Dog Control [3.6MB]
- Map: Brassington Recreation Field, south of Green View - Dog Control [4MB]
- Map: Calver Cricket Field - Dog Control [3.5MB]
- Map: Chelmorton play area, Main Street - Dog Control [3.1MB]
- Map: Cromford Memorial Gardens - Dog Control [3.5MB]
- Map: Cromford play area, North Street - Dog Control [3.4MB]
- Map: Cromford play area, Scarthin War Memorial - Dog Control [3.5MB]
- Map: Doveridge Playing Fields, Sand Lane - Dog Control [5.1MB]
- Map: Doveridge Pond & Woodland area - Dog Control [4.3MB]
- Map: Foolow Village Green - Dog Control [4.8MB]
- Map: Hathersage King George Playing Fields, Back Lane - Dog Control [4.2MB]
- Map: Hognaston play area, Old Bakery Close - Dog Control [2.7MB]
- Map: Hulland Ward play area, Ashes Avenue - Dog Control [2.4MB]
- Map: Kniveton Village Recreation Ground, Main Street - Dog Control [3.4MB]
- Map: Litton play area, Mires Lane - Dog Control [0.5MB]
- Map: Litton Memorial Playing Field, Church Lane - Dog Control [2.7MB]
- Map: Middleton-by-Wirksworth Playing Fields, Chapel Lane - Dog Control [4.5MB]
- Map: Middleton-by-Wirksworth Millennium Gardens, Stile Croft - Dog Control [3.5MB]
- Map: Middleton-by-Wirksworth Village Green, Main Street - Dog Control [3.3MB]
- Map: Middleton-by-Youlgrave play area, Weadow Lane - Dog Control [2.9MB]
- Map: Rowsley Recreation play area, Woodhouse Lane - Dog Control [2.5MB]
- Map: Rowsley play area, Chatsworth Road - Dog Control [3.6MB]
- Map: South Darley, The Plantation, Cross Green - Dog Control [3.5MB]
- Map: Stanton in the Peak, The Green - Dog Control [3.5MB]
- Map: Stoney Middleton Playing Fields, The Avenue - Dog Control [3.8MB]
- Map: Sudbury Sports Field, Main Street - Dog Control [3.6MB]
- Map: Tansley Village Green, Chruch Street - Dog Control [5.3MB]
- Map: Winster Woodhouse Lane play area - Dog Control [2.7MB]
- Map: Youlgrave QE11 Playing Fields - Dog Control [4.1MB]
- Map: Youlgrave Coldwell End play area & Allotments - Dog Control [3.5MB]
