Alley Gating

Calling this post "alligating" would have been a snappier title...

Leighton Buzzard could see the first "Gating Order" in Bedfordshire under powers given to the Disctrict Council under The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (View the act).

I, together with District officers and Councillors have been working on this as a solution to the problems of annonymous residents reported in the papers a while ago. There are always two sides of course and any gating order will affect respectful residents but having spent time in the neighbouring houses this particular alley is home to some terrible anti social behaviour and crime.

Having met on a number of occiasions now and hearing the arguments for and against the gating, I am hoping the details of a proposed order will be published soon.

If you have suffered from anti social behaviour please let us know as this new act gives a lot more powers for us to act.