Falmouth Town Council is preparing a crackdown on antisocial behaviour and open fires at Gyllyngvase Beach.

The Town Council has approached Cornwall Council to create a Public Space Protection Order.

What is a Public Space Protection Order?

A public spaces protection order is an order that identifies the public place and prohibits specified things being done in the restricted area and/or requires specified things to be done by persons carrying on specified activities in that area.

The Local Authority must consult with the chief officer of the police and the local policing body before issuing the order.

Failure to comply with a public spaces protection order is an offence.

For example, the Public Spaces Protection Order can be used to stop a group from using a public square as a skateboard park and at the same time discourage drunken anti-social behaviour in the same place.

The Town Council hopes the order will protect the beach, and the people living around it, from open fires and antisocial behaviour.

A spokesperson for the town council told Nub News:

"We are asking Cornwall Council to create a Public Space Protection Order to help deal with anti-social behaviour and open fires. Whilst by-laws and powers already exist here and are applicable, we would like the council to update them."

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