Leicester City Council has new powers to make gating orders on certain types of highway.
A Gating Order may be undertaken, under Sections 129A to 129G of the Highways Act 1980, if the Council is satisfied that:
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premises adjoining or adjacent to the highway are affected by crime or anti-social behaviour;
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the existence of the highway is facilitating the persistent commission of criminal offences or anti-social behaviour; and
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it is in all the circumstances expedient to make the order for the purposes of reducing crime or anti-social behaviour.
The "circumstances" referred to in the previous paragraph include:
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the likely effect of making the order on the occupiers of premises adjoining or adjacent to the highway;
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the likely effect of making the order on other persons in the locality; and
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in the case where the highway constitutes a through route, the availability of a reasonably convenient alternative route.
A gating order may not be made so as to restrict the public right of way over a highway which is the only or principal means of access to any dwelling.
Proposed Gating Order notices and Gating Orders, once made, are detailed in the related documents below.
For further information please contact: Paul Standley, tel: 0116 252 6605
