Dog Control Public Space Protection Order

This details areas of the borough where dogs are excluded, where they must be on leads and where they are allowed to be off lead.

Beach dog control areas

There are two dog exclusion areas on the beach over the summer. Dogs will not be allowed on these areas of the beach from 1 April to 30 September.

These areas are:

• from the west of the Harbour Arm to the east side of Hastings Pier and
• from the west end of Bottle Alley to opposite the Royal Victoria Hotel.

Dogs are allowed on the beach either on or off-lead at any time on the beach from the border with Rother in the east to east of the Harbour Arm; from the west of Hastings Pier to the west end of Bottle Alley and from opposite the Royal Victoria Hotel until the border with Rother where their restrictions take over.

For the winter period (1 October to 31 March), dogs are allowed on all parts of the beach either on or off-lead.

Parks and open space dog control areas

There are restrictions around where dogs can be off-lead in our parks and open spaces. There are signs in each park and open space, please check these so you know the restrictions.

Other restrictions

The PSPO also limits the number of dogs any person can take out at one time to six.

Dogs must be on-lead on the promenade at all times.

Dog fouling must be cleared up.

Interactive maps and the full PSPO

• View the Dog control areas interactive map

You can read the full Dog Control Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) which details all the restrictions under this PSPO.