Dear Councillor,
I wrote to you on January 4 2023 to protest the Public Spaces Protection Order that bans off-lead dogs from sports pitches.
As I said in that letter, the community of dog owners in Plymstock and Elburton are outraged by the bullying treatment of Plymouth City Council representatives towards local residents, many of whom are traumatised so much so that they are scared to use the local public fields.
I would like to draw your attention to another consequence of the PSPO. There is a well-liked family on Rocky Park Road in Plymstock who have a severely autistic son who attends a local primary school. Two years ago they bought a dog to help with his day-to-day care and therapy. In the summer evenings after school, one parent brings the boy and their dog to the fields where they can roll in the grass together, the boy shrieking with delight. This is a very heart-warming sight.
The PSPO bans this activity.
This is tragic and makes me and anyone who learns of it want to weep.
I ask again that you get rid of the current ban on dogs off-lead on sports pitches and replace it with Fixed Penalty Notices for those who do not pick up dog poo across all areas of Plymouth.
Although the PSPO is due to be voted October, the issue is NOW and needs attention by you so that people do not need to suffer another eight months of this treatment.
Sincerely,
Judy Latimer
The following people support the abolition of the PSPO for dogs on sports pitches and support the introduction of a Fixed Penalty Notice for people who do not pick up after their dog.
judy Latimer
Emma Latimer
Andrew Barton
Jules Hart
Lisa Nickels
Mark Horton
helen downham
Sue Horton
Joanna Petch-Hayes
Kerry Wainman
William Smith
Alan Westcott
Glen Petch-Hayes
Frank Taylor
Mike Woodward
Beatrice Boue
Laura Sherrell
Jenny Snell
Izzy Rigden
Paul Marsack
Sam Shields
Patricia Gourley
Tracey Kingdon
Martin Carter
Peter Luff
Sally Holton
Shelley Latimer
Steve Showler
Sally Flint
Amanda Showler
Marilyn Stone
Steve Flint
kathleen pyne
Steve Pyne
Sara Rudkin
Debbie Tench
Kate Thorn
John Guthrie
Tracey Wright
Nick Walker
Richard Bishop
Stephen Garrood
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d john
Alison Ohr
Tracy Pengelly
Kayleigh Ramsden
Christopher Collins
j c
Roz Green
Louise Whittle
Sarah N
Franklin-Martin Phoebe
Josh Franklin-Martin
Martin Brown
Alan Nosworthy
Debbi Whitworth
Charlene Prout
Niamh Murphy
David Beattie
Christine Thorn
joan dawson
Margaret Platt
Kelly Hiller
Jayne Cowan
Cheryl Bourke
Naomi Harper
Nick Trethewey
Susan Norman
Pete Taylor
Pauline Rowland
John Myers
Carole Hunt
Joanne Miles
paula marshall
Colleen Williamsonn
Peter Finn
paul southcombe
Alan Cole
mark bressington
Trevor Heynes
Barrry Ramsden
Rusne Lauzadyte
KEITH Clemo
Helen Davies
Mandy Busby
Allan Thompson
Lynn McMillan
Judith Velody
Lauren Whitworth
Maureen Benjelloun
Waris Razvi
Vicki Baylis
Natalie Smith
Janet Rooney
Irene Bryant
Ingrid G Price
Joanne Parsons
Ruchard Taylor
Pat Dodd
Mandy Caddick
Michael Kingdon
Rita Kingdon
Allison Bateson
Tony Newman
Adam Short
Charlotte Caton
Saffron Mccaughna
Anne shaw
Patricia Healey
Laura C
barbara Tidmarsh
Jane Reilly
Jane Northey
Trevor Powlesland
Christine Wright
Brenda Hatherall
Stella Goodman
Dan Smith
Harriet Rowlingson
Lisa Morley
Tracy Salter
Denis Drew
Rachel A
caroline kelly
Matthew Evans
LIZ GODBER
Timothy Holman
Heidi Luke
Cummings Jaime
Holly Reed
Sonya Fulton
Rob Bonney
Doreen Sutton
Sarah Jose
Sheryl Collick
Sally Tucker
Keren Ferrari
Robert Hodgson
Victoria Parsons
Wayne Kelley
Clair Kelley
Carlos Bars
Adam Merrifield
Stephanie Crummey
Ellie Guthrie
Amy Guthrie
Tigran Shahzadeyan
Bernadette Guthrie
Alicia Klemm
Rebecca Pettitt
Irina Ioan
OFFICIAL
Dear Mrs Latimer,
Thank you for your e-mail which Councillor Wakeham has asked me to respond to, on his behalf.
I have notes your comments and observations and refer you to my previous e-mail, which provided a detailed response about the PSPO. Whilst I appreciate your views, it is not intended to bring the review of the PSPO forwards as a full review will be undertaken in the coming months anyway. If the decision is made to change or renew the PSPO, any changes have to be made and implemented by October 2023.
May I take this opportunity to stress that there are already controls that exist for issuing FPN’s for dog fouling, under the current PSPO.
Kinds regards
Nicola Horne
Environmental Health (Environmental Protection) Manager
Public Protection Service
Windsor House
Tavistock Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 5UF
T +441752304556
E nicola.horne@plymouth.gov.uk