Dog Fouling, Dog Bans, Keeping Dogs on Leads

We have made a number of Dog Control Orders which create a number of offences. These offences are: failure to remove dog faeces; not keeping a dog on a lead on certain areas; and permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded.

The offences relate to the following areas:

Failure to remove dog faeces:

• The entire district of South Derbyshire in areas open to the air and accessible to the public, subject to certain exemptions, and including access land as defined by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

Not keeping a dog on a lead:

• Woodville Recreation Ground
• Broomhills Recreation Ground, Repton
• Rosliston Primary School playing field
• Recreation Ground off Main Street, Rosliston
• Strawberry Lane Sports Field, Rosliston

Dogs excluded:

• Multi-use Games Area and Play area on Woodville Recreation Ground
• Play Area on Blueberry Way, Woodville
• Play Area on Excelsior Drive, Woodville
• Woodville Cricket Ground
• The Mitre Recreation Ground, Repton
• Chestnut Grove Play Area, Etwall
• Scropton Recreation Ground adjacent to St. Paul’s Church

Failure to comply with these Dog Control Orders is an offence with a maximum fine on prosecution of level 3 on the standard scale (currently £1,000). Alternatively, the opportunity to pay a fixed penalty notice will be offered in place of prosecution.

The Dog Control Orders of the areas that are covered by the orders may be viewed at the Council's offices at Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AH on Mondays to Thursdays between the hours of 9am and 5pm (from 9:30am on Wednesdays) and from 9am and 4:30pm on Fridays. Inspection of the details is free of charge.

Contact details

Any enquiries or representations regarding the Orders can be made to

Jack Twomey
Environmental Protection Manager
South Derbyshire District Council
Environmental Health
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH

tel: 01283 595856
e-mail: jack.twomey@south-derbys.gov.uk

or a Safer Neighbourhood Warden on 01283 595943