A local authority is to renew the order which manages its alley gating schemes.
Burnley Council's executive has authorised the continuation of the installation of the physical measures to deter anti-social behaviour including fly-tipping.
The new order will bring all the schemes under a single Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) and the effectiveness of the individual gates will be reviewed.
Chief executive Lukman Patel explained to senior councillors at Tuesday's meeting that the council is required to renew the PSPO every three years to ensure the gates continue to remain legally in place.
A report to the executive said: "As the gating program approaches its twentieth year, gating remains popular amongst both existing and prospective scheme holders.
"The current consideration list stands at more than 80 applications from across the borough, and each year new applications are received.
"There are currently 178 alleygate schemes in Burnley which have been established under differing forms of legislation.
"While there are 133 schemes managed under the PSPO, 45 are classed as ‘old style’ and were put in place using highway closure orders.
"These schemes do not come under the gating PSPO.
"In 2019, following work conducted by a pan-Lancashire officer group looking at best practice in managing the legal aspect of gating under PSPO legislation, there was a consensus across districts that a single order to streamline the gating project the way forward.
"Every scheme that had been established under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 or subsequently as a separate PSPO using the ASB, Crime and Police Act 2014 is incorporated under the proposed order.
"New schemes added to the order via the council’s annual gating program are still subject to the same crime and anti-social behaviour criteria, application and consultation processes, and requirements as before.
"This amendment has not affected the day to day management of alleygate schemes.
"A review has also been undertaken in 2023 to improve community engagement at the ward level to assess good practice and compliance.
"It is also the intention of this work stream to identify failing schemes and to look to utilise this resource elsewhere."
In March the council agreed to start work on six new schemes in the Burnley Wood with Rosehill, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Gawthorpe, Queensgate, and Trinity wards.
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