Council and police gain closure order for Smallford property
Residents in Sleapshyde Lane in Smallford, St Albans will no longer have to put up with anti-social behaviour and drug use after a closure order was made.
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Residents in Sleapshyde Lane in Smallford, St Albans will no longer have to put up with anti-social behaviour and drug use after a closure order was made.
A property in St Albans is now off limits for three months following anti-social behaviour and suspected drug use.
The order relates to a flat at Telford Court, Alma Road. The order application was heard at St Albans Magistrates court on Thursday, April 1, and has been obtained until Wednesday, June 30. The partial closure order prohibits anyone from entering the property other than the registered tenant, their partner and children, as well as two others for childcare. Access is also authorised for St Albans City and District Council and their agents, utility companies in an emergency and the emergency services. Sergeant Mike Saunders, of the Community Safety Unit, said: “We had received numer...