North Northamptonshire Council successfully obtains partial closure order on Kettering house

Council housing

18 October 2024

North Northamptonshire Council has obtained a partial closure order on a property in Kettering following reports of anti-social behaviour and alleged criminal activity.

The partial closure order was granted by Northampton Magistrates' Court on 25 September against London Road, a property owned by the council.

The order means no one can enter the property for three months, except for the tenant, officers from the council, police, other emergency services or any other person authorised by the council. Anyone else who enters or stays on the premises without reasonable excuse can be fined, imprisoned or both.

North Northamptonshire Council and Northamptonshire Police worked together to secure the partial closure order and a member of the council's anti-social behaviour team served the order on 25 September 2024, which runs until 24 December this year.

The Magistrates' Court heard officers from the council's anti-social behaviour team received complaints regarding occupiers and visitors to the property causing a nuisance to neighbouring residents. Police also received further reports of disorderly, offensive, and criminal behaviour at the property and despite intervention from the council and the police, there continued to be disorder near to and within the property.

The council’s investigation showed the occupiers and visitors attending the property were the people to be responsible causing the antisocial behaviour issues, therefore the council applied for a partial closure order which was granted by the court and was served on the property on the same day.

The magistrates' court was satisfied that making the order was necessary to prevent persons engaging in disorderly or offensive behaviour on the premises.

The council takes a robust approach to ensuring their properties are not associated with anti-social behaviour and will take any necessary action if anti-social behaviour arises.

Cllr Mark Rowley, North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive Member for Housing, Communities and Levelling up
This partial closure order shows how seriously we take anti-social behaviour at properties in North Northamptonshire.

This order is necessary not only to protect residents living nearby but to also enable their quality of life to return to a good standard.
Jason Smithers, Leader of North Northamptonshire Council