A consultation on restricting the use of disposable barbecues, sky lanterns and balloons could be approved by Isle of Wight councillors this week.
The environment and community protection committee (ECPC) may opt to give the council’s service manager for waste and public realm, Emily Tapsfield, power to carry out a consultation on a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
County Hall’s PSPO would ban the use of disposable barbecues, the release of sky lanterns and balloons on or in council-owned parks, open spaces, and on beaches.
Areas such as seafronts, playgrounds and sports and recreational facilities would be included in the ban.
A committee report from the strategic director of community services, Colin Rowland, says:
“Under the powers granted by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, local authorities may introduce Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) to address specific behaviours that have a detrimental effect on the quality of life in a locality.
“PSPOs are intended to prevent or reduce persistent problems in public spaces through proportionate and evidence-based restrictions.
“In line with statutory requirements, the council must consult with the chief officer of police, the police and crime commissioner, and other relevant stakeholders, as well as engage the public through proportionate and inclusive consultation.
Article continues below this advertisement “This report recommends initiating that process to assess community and stakeholder support for the proposed PSPO.
“The use of single-use disposable barbecues, and the release of sky lanterns and balloons outdoors present a number of environmental and safety risks, including injury to people and animals from improperly disposed barbecues, fire hazards from barbecue waste in public bins, harm to wildlife and livestock from balloon and lantern debris and increased clean-up and disposal costs for the council.”
A consultation would ‘first seek to establish whether the use of disposable barbecues, the release of sky lanterns or balloons is causing a nuisance, and then further to understand support for the introduction of a PSPO’, the report adds.
ECPC will meet at County Hall at 17:00 tonight (Thursday).
Starmers police state and full on control creeps onward.
It makes sense, if there is a hosepipe ban that they should be included in the ban, it’s a no brainier, just include them.
All well and good but who will enforce it?
They can’t enforce dog fouling, e bikes and scooters and a myriad of other things the good ideas club come up with.
My thoughts exactly, they can’t stop vehicles
parking on pavements evading parking charges
in Sandown or vehicles that park all day along
Union Street in Ryde.
The island works on an who you know basis.
I imagine district stewards turn a blind eye to
such behaviour.
The same will apply to the Barbeques.
Just another load of Blah Blah Blah from the useless
Council.
I thought the disposable BBQs were getting banned years ago??
I understand the the BBQs as they are a fire hazard and maybe lantern’s but what the F is wrong with balloons
Why not have designated purpose built barbecue areas as other countries have. New Zealand in particular. Ready built close to the beach.
There are some in St Helen’s and Fort Victoria,
more are required islandwide
That is the only way to STOP Numpties using disposable
ones.
I thought disposable vapes were banned, everywhere you
go there are numpties sucking on them.
They were given plenty of warning by the authorities that the ban was coming in so they stocked up on them!
Of course, the ban was only on single use, the “dummies” that they all suck on like small children do, are probably long lasting refill type. Sad eh?
I would vote for a ban. Nearly had a hedge fire because of the lanterns and don’t forget the wildlife and farm animals which are damaged by them, or worse killed.
Both should be banned. They are unnecessary dangers. Enforcement would be easy on a national basis – simply ban their sale. If people want to have proper barbecues then they should have proper equipment, not tin foil trays full of burning, self-lighting coals which they then dump when they have finished with them, irrespective of whether the coals are out. The lanterns, by design, cannot be controlled so can drift anywhere where they can start fires or the wires in them can be caught around or ingested by animals.
Ban the Barbies. I’ve had 2 dogs burn their paws on buied left over hidden coals. 1 in Devon dunes whilst on holiday and 1 here. All because of irresponsible people!!