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Nov 2022
Council closes Jennyfields house amid anti-social behaviour concerns
A house in Jennyfields has been closed amid concerns about anti-social behaviour.
Harrogate Magistrates Court granted a closure order for 46 Bramham Drive on Thursday.
The order bans people from entering the property for three months.
Harrogate Borough Council applied for the order under section 80 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
The closure order on the door of the property.
A copy of the order, attached to the door of the property, said the court was satisfied there were either concerns about "disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour on the premises", the house being used for "serious nuisance to members of the public" or nearby disorder related to the premises.
The document also says "access to the premises is prohibited by all persons" until February 3 except by an authorised council officer and one other named person.
The Stray Ferret has asked the council for further details of why it applied for the order. A spokesman said:
In May, the council successfully applied to magistrates for a three-month closure order on a house on Cawthorne Avenue, in the Fairfax area of Harrogate following claims a drug-dependent woman was being exploited by drug dealers.
Last year the council and police also secured the three-month closure of two homes on Avenue Grove in Starbeck.
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