Designated Public Places Order

The Council has been asked to consider making the centre of Eastleigh a place where there are special controls on drinking alcohol in public. In order to establish this area the Council is proposing to make a Designated Public Places Order (DPPO) – under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.

Special controls

If the Council decides to make the centre of Eastleigh a place where there are special controls on drinking alcohol in public, a police officer, police community support officer or accredited community safety officer would have the right to tell someone to stop drinking in that area. They could also take away their drink. Someone who refused to comply could be arrested and fined.

The controls can only be introduced in an area where nuisance or annoyance to the public or disorder has been linked to people drinking in public.

The Council asked local people and businesses what they thought of this idea.

The period for consultation ended on 28th October 2008. 

The Area

The proposed area is outlined on the map shown.

All the land and open spaces within the bounds of the following –

• Romsey Road;
• Leigh Road from its junction with Romsey Road;
• Desborough Road between Leigh Road and Hanns Way;
• Hanns Way;
• The back way behind nos. 56 to 88 Desborough Road and Eastleigh Baptist Church;
• Blenheim Road between the back way above and Southampton Road and
• Southampton Road between Blenheim Road and Romsey Road, including the Railway Station car park and Lidl car park

It would include:

• all roads, paths and public areas
• privately owned places where the public can go, such as car parks, doorways, forecourts and arcades

It would not include:

• gardens of private homes
• premises with an alcohol licence
• licenced pavement cafes
• anywhere with a temporary licence, ie. street party

Dates and time

The new rules, if implemented, would start from Monday 5th January 2009. They would cover 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The scheme would be reviewed after a year.

All responses to the consultation will be considered prior to a decision being made. Once this consultation has been completed this proposal will be considered further by Eastleigh Borough Council when a decision will be taken as to whether this scheme is introduced.

• DPPO - detailed map of no drinking zone  pdf  (opens in a new browser window) 

• towncentre@eastleigh.gov.uk
• Eastleigh Borough Council, Civic Offices, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9YN