Play areas in shaftesbury
The Town Council is proud to provide and maintain a number of play areas for all ages in the town.
- Ash Close – SP7 8RG
- St James Park – SP7 8HE
- Cockrams – SP7 8PF
- Barton Hill – Skateboard Park and Play Area – SP7 8QA
- Wincombe Lane – Trim Trail and Play Area – SP7 8PN
- Gower Road Play Area – SP7 8RU
- Enmore Green – SP7 8LL
Dorset Council maintain two play areas in Shaftesbury – East Green SP7 8FS and Meles Mead SP7 8GD.
St James Play Area
Dog related Public Spaces Protection Orders
Dog related PSPO 2024
A new Dog related PSPO was agreed at Cabinet on the 7 November 2023. The Order was made by Dorset Council on the 17 November and was subject to an appeal period of 6 weeks before it could be enacted (come into force) on the 1 January 2024.
It came into effect on the 1 January 2024 and will last 3 years. You can view the contents of the order – if you need this document in an accessible format, please do contact us. This supersedes all other Dog Related Orders in the Dorset Council area from the period of enforcement and any byelaw during its life.
The Order states
- owners are to pick up their dog’s poo in all public spaces and dispose of it appropriately
- no dogs are allowed in enclosed children’s play areas or on marked sports pitches
- no dogs are allowed on certain beaches between 1 May and 30 September
- dogs are to be put on a lead when instructed to do so by an authorised officer
- dogs are to be kept on a lead in signposted and identified areas
Areas dogs are to be kept on a lead
- cemeteries, churchyards or graveyards
- council owned allotments
- formal public gardens
- within 5 metres of marked sports pitches
- council owned car parks
Full details are supplied in the Order along with maps to assist.