There are just two weeks left to take part in a survey about restrictions of dogs on beaches in Cornwall.
More than 9,000 people have taken part in the consultation launched by Cornwall Council in August about the beach dog bans.
It’s the biggest response the council has ever had to a public consultation – the previous record was the last consultation on the dog beach bans which brought more than 5,000 responses.
The council currently has 48 Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) which place restrictions at certain times of the year for dogs to be allowed on beaches.
With those orders set to expire next year the council is asking for the public’s views before drawing up the new PSPOs.
One of the key questions in the new survey is asking whether the PSPOs should be standardised with set times and dates for all beaches which have restrictions.
At present the 48 orders have some differences in the times they are in force and the dates when they start and finish. Some beaches are also out of bounds for dogs at all times and some at set times.
One of the suggestions for the new orders would be that they would all run, for example, from May 1 to September 30.
This, some suggest, could help visitors to Cornwall so they know when all the restrictions come into force and do not have to find out the bans for individual beaches.
The survey allows people to give their views whether they are dog owners or not.
Respondents are asked to say which beaches they want to give their views on and then given a series of questions to answer.
The current 48 PSPOs are as follows:
Cadgwith Cove, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Carbis Bay Beach, Sunday before Easter to September 30, 8am to 5pm
Carnsew Pool, year round exclusion
Castle Beach, Falmouth, Easter Day to September 30
Cawsand Beach, Easter Day to September 30
Chapel Porth Beach, Easter Day to September 30
Church Cove, Gunwalloe, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Copperhouse Pool, year round exclusion
Crackington Haven, Easter Day to September 30
Crooklets Beach, Bude, Easter Day to September 30
Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, Easter Day to September 30
Harveys Town, Godrevy Point, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Hayle Estuary, year round exclusion
Housel Bay, The Lizard, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Kennack Sands Beach, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Kynance Cove, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Maenporth Beach, Falmouth, Easter Day to September 30
Mousehole Beach to Skilly Beach, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Newlyn Beach to Battery Rocks, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Penzance Harbour to Marazion, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Perranuthnoe, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Poldhu Beach, Mullion, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Polurrian Cove Beach, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Polzeath Beach, Easter Day to September 30
Porth Beach, Porth, May 1 to September 30, 9am to 7pm
Porthchapel Beach, Levan, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Porthcurno Beach, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Porthgwarra Beach, St Levan, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives, Sunday before Easter to September 30
Porthleven West, May 1 to September 30, 9am to 7pm
Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Sunday before Easter to September 30
Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Sunday before Easter to September 30
Porthpean Beach, St Austell, Easter Day to September 30
Porthtowan Beach, Easter Day to September 30
Portmellon Cove, July 1 to September 30
Portreath Beach including harbour, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Praa Sands Beach, Easter Day to September 30, 7am to 7pm
Readymoney Cove, Fowey, Easter Day to September 30
Sennen Beach, May 1 to September 30, 8am to 7pm
St George’s Well, Padstow, Easter Day to September 30
St Ives Harbour Beach, Sunday before Easter to September 30, 8am to 7pm
Summer’s Beach, St Mawes, Easter Day to September 30
Swanpool Beach, Falmouth, Easter Day to September 30
Tattam’s Beach, Portscatho, Easter Day to September 30
Trevone Beach, Padstow, Easter Day to September 30
Tunnel Beach, Falmouth, Easter Day to September 30
Widemouth Beach, Bude, Easter Day to September 30
The consultation ends on November 19 and can be found at www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/animal-welfare/dog-welfare-and-enforcement-service/controlling-your-dog-in-public/dogs-on-beaches-pspo-consultation-2019/
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