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Rochford District Council intends to apply to the Secretary of State for approval to revoke the two current byelaws covering the Council's open spaces and replace with a singular byelaw, made under section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875 and sections 12 and 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906.
Rochford District Council have a set of byelaws in place for its woodlands, parks and open spaces. These provide set rules around the use of public spaces to ensure people behave in way which respects the enjoyment, wellbeing, and safety of others. These byelaws are also aimed to ensure the protection of habitats, wildlife, and the wider environment.
Rochford District Council has not updated its Open Space byelaws for nearly 50 years, and is now considering to:
· Revoke old byelaws that are no longer appropriate.
· Make new byelaws to deal with modern challenges and priorities.
· Update the list of sites currently covered to address previous omissions and naming errors to ensure consistency; to include new open spaces created since the byelaws were last updated and to remove other sites which have been or are planned to be subject to change of land use.
A byelaw has been drafted, based on the Home Office's model of current best practice, and informed by experience of the current challenges, and on-going park user feedback.
The Council invites you to read through the byelaws linked on this page and then complete the survey below. Your insights will help shape the draft byelaw before it is submitted to Secretary of State.
Rochford District Council intends to apply to the Secretary of State for approval to revoke the two current byelaws covering the Council's open spaces and replace with a singular byelaw, made under section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875 and sections 12 and 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906.
Rochford District Council have a set of byelaws in place for its woodlands, parks and open spaces. These provide set rules around the use of public spaces to ensure people behave in way which respects the enjoyment, wellbeing, and safety of others. These byelaws are also aimed to ensure the protection of habitats, wildlife, and the wider environment.
Rochford District Council has not updated its Open Space byelaws for nearly 50 years, and is now considering to:
· Revoke old byelaws that are no longer appropriate.
· Make new byelaws to deal with modern challenges and priorities.
· Update the list of sites currently covered to address previous omissions and naming errors to ensure consistency; to include new open spaces created since the byelaws were last updated and to remove other sites which have been or are planned to be subject to change of land use.
A byelaw has been drafted, based on the Home Office's model of current best practice, and informed by experience of the current challenges, and on-going park user feedback.
The Council invites you to read through the byelaws linked on this page and then complete the survey below. Your insights will help shape the draft byelaw before it is submitted to Secretary of State.
