Oxford Court Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) 2026

Notice of Consultation

Notice is hereby given that Brighton & Hove City Council (“the City Council”) proposes to renew the existing and above-mentioned Public Spaces Protection Order under Section 59, 64 and 72 of the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. The order will allow the gated restriction of the public right of way over the footpath known as Oxford Court Passage which sits between No 25 Oxford Street and the rear of the Bat & Ball Public House. 

The restriction will not affect the occupiers of properties adjoining the affected area, or those identified on Plan A (below) as they will be given access to the gates. 

Management of the gate and all other aspects of upkeep and maintenance will fall to residents and traders within the affected area and this will be governed by a separate community agreement.  

Any written representations or objections to the draft order should be sent to the Community Engagement Team no later than 10 August 2026. Please state the grounds on which they are made. 

Date 13 July 2026

Draft Order

Brighton & Hove City Council in exercise of its powers under Section 59, 64 a d 72 of the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 ("the Act") hereby makes the following Order: 

1. This Order shall come into operation on xxxxxxxxxx  and shall have effect for a period of 3 years thereafter, unless extended by further orders under the Council's statutory powers. 

2. This Order relates to the footpath linking Oxford Street with the rear of the St Peters Medical Practice (formerly Oxford Court Carpark) as shown on the attached Plan A. 

3. The effect of this Order is to restrict the public right of way over the highway shown on the attached plan A at all times except for owners or authorised occupiers of property adjoining the highway affected by this order needing pedestrian access to their property and those requiring passage for pedestrian access to the properties as marked 1 – 9.  

4. This Order authorises the installation of a lockable gate at the junction of the affected highway with Oxfords Street, as shown on the attached plan A. 

5. Responsibility for the maintenance of the gate will lie with the residents requiring access and the owners of St Peters Medical Centre and will be governed by a management agreement which will be put in place before this order is enacted. 

6. The Council is satisfied that the conditions set out in Sections 59, 64 and 72 of the Act have been satisfied and that it is in all the circumstances expedient to make this Order for the purposes of reducing crime and antisocial behaviour in and around the affected area. The Council makes the Order because criminal and antisocial behaviour in and around the affected area has had a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality. The effect or likely effect of this is of a persistent or continuing nature such as to make this unreasonable, and justifies the restrictions imposed by this Order. 

8. lf any interested person desires to question the validity of this Order on the grounds that the Council had no power to make it or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with in relation to this Order, he or she may apply to the High Court within 6 weeks from the date on which this Order is made. 

Plan A – Site plan, affected highway, and gate location and location of additional properties which require access.