Eight notorious alleyways are set to be closed off following resident support in Ashfield.
Plans to gate and restrict access to the ginnels in Hucknall, Sutton and Kirkby will be heard by Ashfield District Council on February 2, where a formal decision will be made.
Some 165 incidents of anti-social behaviour, motorbikes, and criminal damage to fences have been reported from the passageway between Bentinck Street and Bramley Court, Sutton alone.
Other alleys set to close in Sutton include spaces between Downing Street and North Street, Welbeck Street and Portland Close, and Bramley Court and Sutton Lawn, as well as ginnels between Spruce Grove and Beacon Drive, and the alley adjacent to 40 Rosewood Drive, Kirkby, and one ginnel rear of 34-37 Rockwood Walk, Hucknall.
“The amount of responses to the consultation demonstrate how necessary it is to restrict access to these alleyways that cause misery to residents.”
Councillor Helen-Ann-Smith.
Anyone found entering the alleyways would be handed a Fixed Penalty Notice fine of £100, under the newly proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
Out of the 552 responses to the consultation, a majority of 486 were in favour of the council’s plans.
Councillor Helen-Ann Smith, Executive Lead Member for Community Safety and Crime Reduction, said: “The gating of these alleyways will improve the lives of the residents who live near and around these anti-social behaviour hotspots.
“The amount of responses to the consultation demonstrate how necessary it is to restrict access to these alleyways that cause misery to residents.”
The gating orders in Kirkby-in-Ashfield have been funded through the Home Office’s Safer Streets scheme, secured by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire and delivered in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police and Ashfield District Council.
The gating order in Hucknall is also funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner, Caroline Henry.
She added: “I am delighted to support Ashfield District Council’s plans to tackle anti-social behaviour and help residents, business owners and visitors feel safer.
“By working in partnership on projects like these gating orders we can have a big impact on the issues that matter to local people.”
