We gather the views of our residents, partners and other service users through consultations about a number of issues.

Your views help shape the services we provide to you.

Below is some information on consultations currently being undertaken by, or involving, Charnwood Borough Council. 

To find out what we have done in the past and the results and outcomes of recent consultations please visit our past consultations page.

Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for Waste Related Matters Consultation

Charnwood Borough Council are considering making an order (PSPO) to cover a selected area in Loughborough to deal with waste related issues. Background and list of streets in selected area can be found at the bottom of this page.

Residents of the selected area are invited to put comments forward about the PSPO and waste related matters in the area. This consultation is the first stage of the process and will form the Notice of Intention (formal proposal) which will then procced to a further consultation period. The responses from the first stage consultation and Notice of Intention will be reviewed and the PSPO can then be made. The order can last for up to 3 years and the intended start date is September/October 2024.

The PSPO will deal with all waste receptacles left on the highway. Failure to remove all waste receptacles from the highway within the set times can result in enforcement action.

If there are any reasons you may not be able to remove your receptacles from the highway, you should contact the council so that alternate measures can be considered. Call 01509 634563 or for more information and to apply, visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/exempt_properties.

For more information on PSPOs visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/PSPO.

The consultation is now open for six weeks and will close at 5pm on Sunday August 18, 2024.

To respond to the consultation online, click on the link below:

Respond to the consultation online

Written responses can also be addressed to:

Head of Regulatory and Community Safety
Charnwood Borough Council
Southfield Road
Loughborough
LE11 2TR

Background to Considering PSPO

Section 46 of The Environmental Protection Act 1990 gives the Borough Council the authority to inform its residents how their domestic waste is collected. One of these requirements is that bins and recycling receptacles are to be presented outside properties at a stipulated time and removed from the highway as soon as possible after being emptied and in any case within 24 hours.

The Council has received regular complaints regarding bins being left out on the highway in the selected area for long periods causing a nuisance, obstruction to pedestrians and attracting a build-up of additional waste and windblown litter.

Whilst Section 46 has an enforcement process this has proved to be ineffective in these areas.  In order to improve compliance, Charnwood Borough Council is proposing to introduce a PSPO which will make it a criminal offence if receptacles are left out on the highway in the selected area beyond the specified times.

Failing to comply with the PSPO may lead to prosecution in the Magistrates’ Court where, if convicted, the maximum fine is presently £1000. As an alternative to prosecution a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) may be issued. Prosecution or issuing of a FPN is a last resort and each case would be dealt with on its own merits.

List of streets/road in selected area:

  • Leopold Street
  • Station Street
  • Rosebery Street
  • Paget Street
  • Oxford Street
  • Havelock Street
  • Storer Road
  • Cumberland Road
  • George Street
  • Fearon Street
  • York Road
  • Burleigh Road
  • Chestnut Street
  • Granville Street
  • Radmoor Road
  • Fearon Street
  • Curzon Street
  • William Street
  • Arthur Street
  • Heathcote Street
  • Broad Street

Last updated: Mon 8th July, 2024 @ 08:34