Chesterfield Borough Council is seeking to extend the existing Chesterfield Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order for a further three years to help tackle anti-social behaviour in the borough.
Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) are legal documents, drawn up by the council, that allow us to restrict activities in public spaces where they could have a harmful effect on other people.
They are designed to ensure the law-abiding majority of people can use and enjoy public spaces safe from anti-social behaviour (ASB), by imposing conditions on the use of those areas that apply to everyone.
The aim of the current town centre PSPO is to provide help and support to vulnerable members of the community, to address begging, and deter anti-social behaviour.
The PSPO can only be in place for a maximum of three years before it is required to be renewed. The current Chesterfield Town centre PSPO is due to expire on 15 December 2026.
Since its launch in 2017, the town centre PSPO has been effective within its current boundary and has played a part in helping to reduce anti-social behaviour across the town centre. Therefore, the council is proposing to extend the order for a further three years as part of its ongoing commitment to tackling nuisance behaviour.
The proposed extension of the order will continue to target the following behaviours in the designated PSPO area:
- ban urinating or defecating in public outside of a public toilet
- ban behaviour that causes nuisance, alarm, or distress to another person
- ban loitering around cash machines, shopping centre entrances, shop entrances, car park ticket machines and payment machines to beg for money
- ban putting up or using a tent or other temporary structure without the landowners permission
- ban leaving any personal belongings unattended
- enable the police or other authorised enforcement officers to make anyone found drinking alcohol, on the streets within the town centre, hand over open or unopened alcohol tins or bottles
Notices of the proposal to extend th PSPO, and a map showing the PSPO area, are available below.
Take part in the consultation
Please complete our online survey to have your say on the proposed extension of the town centre PSPO.
Alternatively you can send comments in writing to Chesterfield Community Safety Partnership, Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield S40 1LP.
The consultation closes on Monday 16 November 2026.
| Notice of Proposal to Extend Public Space Protection Order No 1 |  (PDF 107 KB) |
| Notice of Proposal to Extend Public Space Protection Order No 2 | (PDF 106 KB) |