The Rochdale Town Centre Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) aims to create a welcoming environment for shoppers, visitors and businesses and allows us to tackle antisocial behaviours with support from the police.
End date of the PSPO
We originally introduced a PSPO in Rochdale Town Centre in 2018. This PSPO expired on Friday, 23 July 2021.
Following consultation, we have extended and varied the Rochdale Town Centre PSPO. The extended and varied PSPO is dated Thursday, 22 July 2021 and expires in July 2024.
Areas the PSPO covers
You can view the boundaries of the PSPO on the PSPO Restricted Area Map.
Restrictions on the PSPO
The PSPO prohibits the following activities:
- Drinking alcohol on the street.
- Driving or using a car in an antisocial manner.
- Obstructing the highway or loitering.
- Using a skateboard in the restricted area shown in red on the map above.
- Begging on the street in a way that is likely to cause intimidation or harassment.
- Using a bicycle, scooter or other wheeled vehicles in a way that may cause nuisance, alarm or distress.
- Commercial and charity collections and soliciting for money in the street – unless you get a written authorisation issued by us. How to apply for a street collection licence.
For further details of these restrictions and what the penalties are, you can view the Rochdale Town Centre PSPO document.
Rochdale Town Centre PSPO documents
Support services
There are many organisations in Rochdale borough that can help you with homelessness, drugs, alcohol and more.
- Rochdale Borough Council Homelessness Team
- Petrus – homelessness services
- Sanctuary Trust – homelessness services
- Renaissance – drugs and alcohol services
- Salvation Army – homelessness and addiction services
- Rochdale Active Recovery – drugs and alcohol support, advice and treatment options
Helplines
Here are some organisations you can call to get help and advice over the phone.
- The police – call 999 in an emergency and 101 in non-emergency situations
- Shelter – housing advice
- Mind – mental health support
- The Bond Board – support with renting from a private landlord
- Citizens Advice – help with debt, money and housing
- Rochdale Borough Council – information and advice about council services and help in emergencies