1. 1. Dog Public Spaces Protection Orders
  2. 2. Dog (PSPOs): Banstead and surrounding villages
  3. 3. Dog (PSPOs): Horley
  4. 4. Dog (PSPOs): Redhill area
  5. 5. Dog (PSPOs): Reigate area

Dog Public Spaces Protection Orders aim to help keep public spaces clean, safe and welcoming, while balancing the needs of dog owners, wildlife and other people who use our parks and open spaces.

These rules set out how dog walkers should control their dogs and they can apply either borough-wide or in specific areas, such as parks, commons, play areas and sports facilities. They help us to encourage responsible behaviour and deal with dog fouling, poor dog control and set out areas where dogs need to be restricted.

Where a person responsible for a dog does not follow the requirements of a PSPO, they are committing an offence and the Council may issue them with a fixed penalty notice of £80 or, ultimately, they may be prosecuted with a maximum £1,000 penalty on conviction.

Reviewing the dog PSPOs

PSPOs must be reviewed and consulted on every three years before they can be renewed and we are now consulting on whether to renew our dog PSPOs that apply in parks, open spaces and public areas across the borough. We want to hear from residents, dog owners, park users, professional dog walkers and local groups.

The public consultation runs from 12 noon on 17 August to 11.59pm on 27 September 2026.

Take the dog PSPO survey

The previous consultation took place in 2023. Feedback from this consultation and the changes made to the PSPOs can be found on the 2023 review of Dog Control PSPOs page. 

Our dog PSPOs

There are three PSPOs covering the whole borough - public roads, pavements and verges, parks and open spaces. 

  • Cleaning up dog fouling to keep public areas clean and reduce health risks
  • Dogs on leads by direction where an authorised officer can ask for a dog to be put on a lead if requested
  • A maximum number of four dogs can be walked by one person at any one time to help ensure groups of dogs can be properly supervised, controlled and cleaned up after.

In addition to these, we have PSPOs that help us to control dog behaviour in specific parks and open spaces:

  • Dogs on leads in certain areas where closer control is needed for safety, wildlife or other users
  • Dog exclusion areas, such as enclosed children's play areas, where dogs are not allowed, to promote health and safety

Dog exclusion and dog on lead areas on our Where I Live Maps feature and below:

Full details of the individual parks and open spaces PSPOs can be found in this section.

 

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