- Description
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Bolton Council is seeking to extend our Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to allow for lockable gates to continue to be installed and maintained across a number of sites in the borough.
This is being pursued in response to repeated instances of crime and anti-social behaviour – primarily fly tipping, dog fouling and on-street substance misuse – occurring at these locations, prior to the PSPO implementation.
Residents who occupy properties directly attached to these proposed gated routes would be given keys to allow them to open the gates. The Council and emergency services would also hold keys.
The Council has to be sure that extending the current PSPOs is the right thing to do for these communities. If you are a local resident, land or property owner or someone who works in one of the PSPO areas, we would really welcome your views to help us consider the future of these PSPO gated areas.
Please refer to PSPO individual orders for each gated area.
Please note: Powers to create PSPOs to allow gates to be installed over the highway to prevent and tackle crime and Anti-Social Behaviour came into force in October 2014. The Orders replaced existing Gating Orders, which automatically became PSPOs as of 20 October 2017.
A PSPO can last for up to three years, after which it must be reviewed. If the review supports an extension, and other requirements are satisfied, it may be extended for up to a further three years. There is no limit on the number of times an Order may be reviewed and renewed.
Alley Gating / Lockable Gate PSPO areas:
Gate Name Ward Abingdon Road Tonge with the Haulgh Ainsworth Lane Area Tonge with the Haulgh Alders Lane Tonge with the Haulgh Archer Avenue Tonge with the Haulgh Back Barr Lane, Astley Bridge Back Market Street Farnworth North Barwell Square Farnworth North Bolton Road Kearsley Bromwich Street Tonge with the Haulgh Bryn Walk, Dingle Walk Halliwell Cartmel Crescent Tonge with the Haulgh Castle Street Tonge with the Haulgh Cawdor Street Area, Farnworth Farnworth North Chancery Lane, Bolton Town Centre Queens Park & Central Chorley Old Road (North) Smithills Crawford Avenue Tonge with the Haulgh Darwen Road Bromley Cross Dove Walk Farnworth South Duckshaw Lane & Fletcher Street Farnworth South Finch Avenue Farnworth South Forton Avenue Breightmet Garstang Avenue Breightmet Glaisdale Close Tonge with the Haulgh Green Avenue Area Great Lever Greenland Road Farnworth North Greenroyd Avenue Breightmet Gregson Field Great Lever Hartfield Walk Tonge with the Haulgh High Street, Peabody Street Queens Park & Central Hildon Street Tonge with the Haulgh Huntingdon Walk, Newton Walk, Tanworth Walk Halliwell Lee Lane, Cooper Street Horwich North Leverhulme Avenue Great Lever Lower Makinson Fold Horwich North Lowther Street Great Lever Martin Avenue Farnworth South May Street, Back Crescent Road Great Lever Melbourne Road Rumworth Richmond Gardens Great Lever Ruins Lane Bradshaw Ruskin Avenue Kearsley Savick Avenue Breightmet Singleton Avenue Breightmet St Williams Avenue Great Lever Starcliffe Street Farnworth North Sulby Street Kearsley Tulip Avenue Kearsley Victoria Road Horwich North Walton Court Great Lever Wellington Street Farnworth North Whitehead Crescent, Kearsley Willow Close Rumworth Woodfield Street Great Lever - Survey
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If you would like to submit any comments regarding this consultation, you should do so in writing to the Consultation and Engagement Team at consultations@bolton.gov.uk with the subject line as ‘Alley Gating PSPO’ or alternatively you can write in to:
Freepost RTTT-YTEL-YSXS, Consultation & Engagement Team, 2nd Floor, Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU. Please ensure that postal responses are received by Sunday 27th September 2026. - Closing Date
- Sunday 27th September 2026