A full consultation is set to be carried out over whether to carry on with the current seasonal dog ban on Borth beach that has been in place since 2008.

The current Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) relating to dog control on Borth beach is due to expire on 19 October.

The current order requires that dogs must not be taken onto or allowed to remain on the designated section of beach, between the RNLI station towards the cliffs beneath Cliff Road, and a designated area of the promenade area with the “primary objective of keeping the beach cleaner and safer.”

The restrictions currently operate between 1 May and 30 September each year.

The seasonal dog restrictions have been in place since 2008 under a different legislation, with the PSPO first introduced in 2014.

The PSPO lasts for three years and was renewed by Ceredigion County Council in 2017, 2020 and 2023.

A report to be put before Ceredigion County Council Cabinet members on Tuesday, says that “concerns have arisen from community stakeholders and members of the public that the current PSPO only provide exemptions for assistance dogs and that the existing order isn’t sufficiently wide to meet the qualifying criteria for the Equality Act 2010.”

The council now plans to carry out a comprehensive consultation on the order, but said that a full statutory consultation “has not yet been undertaken due to the departure of a key member of staff”, with further time needed.

Cabinet members are asked to recommend to full council that it approves the discontinuation of the current Borth Public Space Protection Order upon its expiry on 19 October and signs off on a “comprehensive consultation to be undertaken thereafter to assess any future proposals against the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.”