A NUMBER of new locations in Cornwall will see dogs banned or restricted to being kept on a lead, including part of one of the most popular beaches for taking the dog for a run.

Cornwall Council’s cabinet member for community safety and public health, Cllr Thalia Marrington, is due to sign off a number of dog restrictions across Cornwall at a meeting next week.

The October 15 renewal of the Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) for dog fouling, dog exclusions and dogs on leads will include a number of amendments, with a number of locations being added where dogs are banned or must be kept on leads. A number of places will be removed from the exclusion order too.

New locations where dogs will be excluded include part of Tehidy country park and the regatta field in Charlestown. Dogs will now have to be kept on leads in Morrab Gardens, Penzance, and the south end of Perranporth beach by the village. See below for a full list of affected locations.

Cornwall currently has two PSPOs that cover the whole of the Duchy which prohibit dog fouling and require dogs to be placed on leads when directed to by an authorised officer. There are also a further two orders which

exclude dogs from specific defined areas as well as orders which require dogs to be on leads in specified places.

In Cornwall alone, the council receives approximately 650 to 750 dog fouling complaints each year. The PSPO provides enforceable powers to tackle persistent problems, helping to ensure that parks, footpaths, beaches and other public spaces remain safe and enjoyable for residents and visitors alike.

A report to next Wednesday’s Individual Decision Day meeting states: “Dog exclusion orders help protect sensitive areas such as children’s play areas, sports pitches and other locations where the presence of dogs may present hygiene, safety or nuisance concerns. These restrictions help ensure that public facilities remain clean, safe and accessible for all users.”

The following areas will be on the dog exclusion order:

  • Fenced play ark at Wheal Fortune Park, Wheal Fortune Lane, Illogan
  • Tehidy Park – Ponds and Beech Wood (area west of café)
  • Recreation field, Trebarvah Road, Constantine
  • Recreation field and play area, Freathy
  • Priory Park (King George V) Playing Field, Tredydan Road, Launceston
  • Fenced play area at Grammars Park Launceston
  • Fenced play area at St Marys Road Lanstephan
  • Fenced play area at Kit Hill View park, Launceston
  • Fenced play area at Blackbird Crescent, Launceston
  • Fenced play area at Chestnut Drive, Launceston
  • Fenced play area at Queen Elizabeth Road, Launceston
  • Fenced play area at Enfield Park, Camelford
  • Pendour Play Park, Lostwithiel
  • Coulson Play Park, Lostwithiel
  • King George V play area and recreation field, Lostwithiel
  • Ponsanooth playing field, Ponsvale, Ponsanooth
  • Greenfield Gardens, Porthreath
  • Regatta Field, Charlestown
  • Thomas playing field, Summercourt
  • Indian Queens recreational ground
  • Fenced play area at Hanover Parc, Indian Queens
  • Penhale Green open space, Fraddon
  • Fenced play area at St James, Fraddon
  • Plan an Gwarry (Plain-An-Gwary), Market Street, St Just in Penwith
  • Recreation park (including play park and skate park), Carrallack Lane, St Just in
  • Penwith
  • Pendeen play park, Pendeen
  • St Just in Penwith Primary School playing fields
  • Fenced play area at Stithians playing field, Church Road, Stithians

Areas among those to be removed from the dog exclusion order:

  • Ashburgh Parc play area, Saltash
  • Clover Walk play area, Saltash
  • Edmund Road, Redruth (enclosed play area only)
  • Greenfinch play area, Saltash
  • Hallett Close play area, Saltash
  • Highfield Park play area, Saltash
  • Milch Park play area, Saltash
  • Penrose Parc, Porthleven
  • Pondfield Road play area, Saltash
  • Rye Hill play area, Saltash
  • Snell Drive, Saltash
  • Sycamore Road play area, Saltash
  • Two Hills play area, Saltash
  • Wood Close play area, Saltash

Areas to be added to dogs on leads order:

  • Morrab Gardens, Penzance
  • Perranporth beach – south end of main beach by the village
  • Peggys Patch, Guipavas Road, Callington
  • Strongmans Field, Indian Queens
  • Constantine Church Yard, Church Square
  • Meadowside Cemetery, Hendra Road, Stithians
  • Stithians Sports Field, Church Road, Stithians
  • Stithians Playing Field, Church Road Stithians
  • Enfield Park, Camelford