Consultation is due to begin on plans to bring in areas in four towns which would allow police to confiscate alcohol from people if they are causing anti social behaviour.
Should the ‘designated public place orders’ – or DPPOs – come into force, they will cover large parts of Sandown, Brading, Lake and Shanklin. The DPPOs have been requested by Hampshire Constabulary.
The orders give police powers to take alcohol away from anyone who is deemed to be causing a nuisance or annoyance as a result of drinking alcohol. They are not a total ban on drinking alcohol in public areas, meaning anyone who drinks responsibly can continue to do so.
Areas included in the DPPOs are Culver Parade, the Esplanade, the High Street and Los Altos Park in Sandown and Languard Manor Road and the Esplanade in Shanklin. All beaches and slipways in the towns are also covered. In Lake, roads include The Fairway and Lake Cliff Gardens, while in Brading, the High Street, Station Road and New Road are amongst those included.
The consultation begins today (Friday) and runs until 28th February. It will be available on the council’s website iwight.com later today under the ‘Consultations’ section which is found by clicking on the ‘Your Council’ tab on the home screen.
Once the consultation is completed and the views considered, a final report will be taken to an upcoming licensing committee meeting where members will decide whether or not to impose the DPPOs.
An outline of the areas covered by the DPPOs in each town is below:
Brading
The area to be considered within the order is from where Lower Adgestone Road meets The Mall, east passed Yarbridge crossroad to the train line on the B3395, north along the train line up to Quay Lane, then west along Quay Lane where it meets the High Street, north up the High Street to the junction of Coach Lane and the A3055, west along Coach Lane to the junction of West Lane and Doctor’s Lane, then south down Doctor’s Lane, continuing south down West Street and The Mall, including the playing field, and south along The Mall to Lower Adgestone Road, and all public land inclusive of this boundary line, as shown on the map to be attached to the order.
Sandown
The area to be considered within the order is from the Mean Low Water Mark in line with the junction of Currie Road and Cliff Road, north along the beach up to the Mean Low Water Mark in line with the southern boundary of Isle of Wight Zoo, then a direct line up to the junction of Perowne Way and Morton Common (A3055), then south along the train line down to the bottom of Los Altos Public Park, then south along The Sunshine Trail to Lake Hill, east along Lake Hill and then south down Ranelagh Road and east along Currie Road to the Mean Low Water Mark in line with the junction of Currie Road and Cliff Road, and all public land inclusive of this boundary line, as shown on the map to be attached to the order.
Lake
The area to be considered within the order is from the roundabout at Merrie Garden on Newport Road A3056, east along Newport Road to the junction of Manor Road, north along Manor Road, to Lea Road, north along Lea Road to the end of Desmond Price Close and also including Lea Road, south along Lea Road (including the playground at the junction of Manor Road) to New Road, east along New Road to the junction of Sandown Road and Lake Hill A3055, east along Lake Hill to the junction of The Fairway, north along The Fairway to the end of the road and including Station Approach, south along Sandown Road A3055 to the junction of Heath Road, east along Heath Road to the end of the road, south along Heath Gardens, across the area to Araluen Way and south along Araluen Way, east along the footpath north of Lake Cliff Gardens and across the area to the Cliff Path, north along the Cliff Path and Cliff Road to the junction at Currie Road, down to the Mean Low Water Mark and south along the beach to the point in line with the junction of Whitecross Lane and Whitecross Farm Lane, and then a direct line west across Lake Cliff Gardens, Sandown Road, The Cemetery, Pursley Close, Kestrel Close, Sandham Gardens to Whitecross Lane and north to the roundabout at Merrie Garden and all public land inclusive of this boundary line, as shown on the map to be attached to the order.
Shanklin
The area to be considered within the order is from Mean Low Water Mark in line with the southern boundary of Rylstone Gardens, then north to the Mean Low Water Mark in line with the junction at Whitecross Lane and Whitecross Farm Lane, then a direct line west across Sandown Road, the Cemetery, Kestrel Close to the junction of Whitecross Lane and Whitecross Farm Lane, then south down Whitecross Lane, Sandy Lane, Landguard Manor Road, west along Carter Avenue, south down Brook Road, west along Collingwood Road to the end of the road and around Batts Copse to Batts Road, west along Orchard Road and south down Chatsworth Avenue to Victoria Avenue, south down Westhill Road following the road round in an easterly direction to the junction of Rectory Road, south along Church Road, then east along Priory Road and north along Popham Road to the end of the road and including the footpath down to the Mean Low Water Mark, and all public land inclusive.
