Pages in Dogs Public Space Protection Orders
- 1. You are here: Dog Public Space Protection Orders
- 2. Dog (PSPOs): Banstead and surrounding villages
- 3. Dog (PSPOs): Horley
- 4. Dog (PSPOs): Redhill area
- 5. Dog (PSPOs): Reigate area
1. Dog Public Space Protection Orders
This page sets out the Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) regarding how dogs' behaviour is regulated in the borough.
Where a person responsible for a dog does not follow the requirements of a PSPO, they are committing an offence and the Council may issue them with a fixed penalty notice of £80 or, ultimately, they may be prosecuted with a maximum £1,000 penalty on conviction.
Review of the dog PSPOs 2023
PSPOs must be reviewed and consulted on every three years before they can be renewed, and the latest consultation closed on 3rd October 2023.
Feedback from the consultation and the changes made to the PSPOs were published on the 2023 review of Dog Control PSPOs page on 12th August 2024. There will be no enforcement of the changes for two months while we raise awareness of the new rules.
Borough wide dog PSPOs
There are three PSPOs covering the whole borough - public roads, pavements and verges, parks and open spaces.
- Dogs on lead by direction - dogs must be kept under control on a lead in a designated dogs on lead area or if asked by an authorised officer of the council
- Dog fouling - a person in charge of a dog is responsible for clearing up its faeces
- The maximum number of dogs that can be walked by one person at any one time in the borough is four.
Parks and open spaces PSPOs
Individual parks and open spaces may have PSPOs setting out dog on lead or dog exclusion areas. These PSPOs work alongside the borough-wide PSPOs.
Full details of the individual parks and open spaces PSPOs can be found in this section.