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Burnley Dog Control 2026 - public spaces protection order consultation survey

You can complete this survey on paper! If you complete this paper survey, please post or deliver to Burnley Town Hall, Manchester Road, Burnley BB11 9SA. The consultation ends on the 4th January 2026
You will have the opportunity to give us any comments at the end of the survey.
The first questions ask for your views on dog fouling and fines...
1.To what extent, if at all, is dog fouling a problem near where you live?
2.Do you agree or disagree that a person in charge of a dog must clear up after the dog immediately?
3.Do you agree or disagree that public space protection orders (PSPOs), which can include the issue of fines by Burnley Council, would be an effective way to tackle dog fouling and dog control problems?
4.Do you agree or disagree that a Fixed Penalty Notice for a £100 fine should be issued to a person who is in charge of a dog and who fails to clear up its poo in a public area?
5.Do you have any further comments on the principle of using Fixed Penalty Notices?
Dogs are currently excluded from a number of parks and facilities. The next questions ask you whether you think dogs should continue to be excluded from these areas...
6.Do you agree or disagree that dogs should be excluded from all children’s equipped playgrounds (with or without fencing), all ball courts, and all tennis courts within the Borough of Burnley?
7. Currently, dogs are excluded from Queens Park. The Council, in response to a request from the Friends of the Park group, is considering whether dogs should be allowed in the park on a lead. Please give us your opinion below.
8.Do you have any comments on your answers? Are there any other areas of land not mentioned above where you think dogs should be excluded?
Dogs are currently required to be kept on leads in certain areas. The next questions ask you whether you think dogs should continue to be kept on a lead in these areas...
9.Do you agree or disagree that dogs should be on leads at all times on the Higher Towneley pitches during pre booked sports events?
10.Do you agree or disagree that dogs should be on leads at all times on the Padiham Greenway between Memorial Park and the junction with Shakespeare St?
11.Do you agree or disagree that dogs should be on leads at all times whilst on the Hive junior cycle area in Padiham?
12.Do you have any comments on your answers? Are there any other areas of land not mentioned above where you think dogs should be on leads at all times?
13.Do you agree or disagree that authorised officers approved by the council should be able to direct owners or handlers to put their dogs on a lead if the dogs are out of control, or a threat to other people, animals or property?
The final questions ask you about you!...
To help us analyse the results of this survey and to help us see if the proposals affect different people in different ways, we ask the following questions about you. Please note these details will not be passed onto any third party and will ONLY be used for analysis purposes. Individuals will NOT be identified.
14.How are you responding?
15.Which park do you visit most often?
16.Which of the following describes you? Tick all boxes applicable
17.What is your home postcode?
18.Which best describes your ethnic origin?
19.Which of the following age groups do you fall into?
20.What is your gender?
The Equality Act 2010 defines a disability as: a person has a disability if s/he has a physical or mental
impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person's ability to carry out
normal day-to-day activities.
21.Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
22.Do you have any further comments?
Thank you! Please return your completed paper questionnaire to:
PSPO Dog control consultation
Town Hall
Manchester Road
Burnley BB11 9SA