Expanded protection orders for six East Riding towns and villages to prevent anti-social behaviour

Public Space Protection Orders are already in place in towns and villages across the East Riding and now six have been expanded in order to prevent further anti-social behaviour. 

Locations in Hessle, Bridlington and Beverley are already covered by the orders, which are designed to ban unreasonable behaviour affecting residents’ quality of life. 

Now East Riding of Yorkshire Council has varied the orders to cover new restrictions at each site following complaints of nuisance caused by youths in cars and street drinking.  

The orders also ban dogs from five new play areas - three in Driffield and one each in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and Woodmansey. 

The new restrictions came into force on Saturday 1 June and include: 

Hessle 

Extra restrictions have been placed on Hessle Foreshore and nearby car parks – including council-owned land and car parks owned by the Humber Bridge Board – following the anti-social use of vehicles, following repeated calls from local residents. 

The order now prevents: 

The playing of music or noise from any device that causes a nuisance, 

Driving in a way to cause or likely cause nuisance, alarm, harassment, intimidation or distress to others, 

Sounding car horns or revving car engines to cause a nuisance, 

This restriction covers the vehicle driver, passengers and anyone congregating to watch. 

Bridlington  

The additional restriction covers the consumption of alcohol in Wellington Road, Victoria Road, and part of Trinity Road, from Wellington Road to junction with Tennyson Avenue.  

Humberside Police applied for this change because of nuisance caused by street drinkers. 

Beverley 

Restricting the drinking of alcohol on part of Walkergate, Swabys Yard and Dyer Lane, following nuisance from street drinkers on and around benches in the area. 

Driffield, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and Woodmansey 

Extra restrictions on the presence of dogs in three new fenced play areas on Raynards Avenue, Clarke Drive and Nalton Drive, Driffield; one new fenced play area in Brodwick Drive, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor; and one new fenced play areas in Acasia Gardens, Woodmansey, in line with planning requirements following the construction of new housing developments. 

Public Space Protection Orders were first introduced in the East Riding in 2016, when 168 orders were put on place across the area. 

Following complaints, the council also consulted on these new restrictions with the police, town and parish councils, the emergency services, public utilities companies, members of the public and, for the Hessle application, the Humber Bridge Board. 

Nigel Brignall, manager of the anti-social behaviour team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “The expansion of these orders show we take anti-social behaviour seriously in the East Riding. 

“We received a number of complaints about nuisance being caused at sites on Hessle Foreshore by youths in cars, and street drinking in Bridlington and Beverley, so we’ve varied these orders to clamp down on these types of behaviour and to help keep residents and visitors to those areas safe and to improve their quality of life. 

“Our officers will continue to work with Humberside Police to monitor these areas and any other anti-social behaviour that gets reported to us. 

“The extension of the orders in Driffield, Holme on Spalding Moor and Woodmansey will help keep children safe whilst playing.”