Public space protection orders (PSPOs)

The council has renewed the existing dog control powers in force within the borough for another three years (until 30 June 2028).

The council has also introduced new dog control powers, including a dog exclusion provision making it an offence to permit dogs entering 16 council-managed enclosed sports and games facilities, including MUGAs, skate parks or tennis courts. 

The council has also added “Bank Top pocket park and play area, Loftus” to the schedule one “Exclusion … [from] Children’s Play Areas”. 

These rules take the form of a public spaces protection order (PSPO), which allows the council to take enforcement action by issuing on the spot £100 fines (and a maximum court penalty of £1,000) to dog walkers who:

1. fail to clean up after their dog;
2. permit their dogs to enter areas of Redcar and Saltburn beaches between 1 May and 30 September;
3. permit their dogs to enter any of the council's nine cemeteries;
4. permit their dogs to enter any of the 65 fenced-off children's play areas across the borough;
5. permit their dogs to enter any of the 16 council-managed enclosed sports and games facilities, including MUGAs, skate parks or tennis courts across the borough;
6. fail to have the means to pick-up after their dog.
7. fail to put and keep their dog on a lead* when asked to by an enforcement officer (“leads by order/direction”)
8. fail to keep their dog on a lead* (“dogs on leads”) when in any of the following formal parks and gardens:

• Locke Park - Schedule 4A - Locke Park, Redcar - 22.04.25.pdf (PDF, 767.47KB)
• Parts of Borough Park - Schedule 4B - Borough Park, Redcar - 22.04.25.pdf (PDF, 667.02KB)
• Zetland Park - Schedule 4C - Zetland Park, Redcar - 22.04.25.pdf (PDF, 252.06KB)
• Marske valley gardens  -Schedule 4D - Marske Valley Gardens - 22.04.25.pdf (PDF, 259.31KB)
• Marine Parade lower path gardens - Schedule 4E - Marine Parade Lower Path Gardens, Saltburn - 22.04.25.pdf (PDF, 213.87KB)
• Parts of Saltburn valley gardens - Schedule 4F - Saltburn Valley Gardens, Saltburn - 22.04.25.pdf (PDF, 211.98KB)
• Coronation Park, Loftus - Schedule 4G - Coronation Park, Loftus - 22.04.25.pdf (PDF, 327.99KB)

*Fixed leads such as  a rope, cord or leash used to tether, control or restrain a dog should be no more than two metres  in length. Extendable leads must not be extended beyond four metres.

You can view the content of the “Public Spaces Protection Order Variation No.1 2025: Redcar & Cleveland Public Spaces Protection Order 2016”  below:

• Document

  Public Spaces Protection Order Variation No1 2025 Redcar & Cleveland public spaces protection order 2016.pdf (PDF, 1.38MB)

PSPO consultations

The council recently sought views on its proposal to renew or extend the existing dog control powers in force within the borough for another three years (until 30 June 2028).

The council also proposed to introduce new dog control powers, including dog exclusion provisions for enclosed sports and games facilities owned and managed by the council. 

This consultation closed on Friday 13 June 2025.

Having complied with consultation and notification requirements, the council has now exercised its powers, under sections  60 and 61  of the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing (2014) Act, to extend the Redcar & Cleveland public spaces protection order 2016 for a further three years – until 30 June 2028 – with the variation to exclude dogs from entering council-managed enclosed sports and games facilities, including MUGAs, skate parks or tennis courts, to tackle dog fouling and other forms of irresponsible dog ownership. 

You can view a summary of the consultation outcome here https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/consultations/previous-consultations