A CCTV camera is due to be installed at a car park in Carlton to improve public safety and limit anti-social behaviour.
Planning permission is being sought to erect the camera at the Carlton Square car park. The application is set to be granted at a council planning meeting on Wednesday, January 12.
The site is in the middle of Carlton, with neighbouring properties being a mix of retail, leisure, and residential houses.
The application seeks full planning permission for the erection of a 12m high metal pole for a CCTV camera and associated transmitter equipment.
The report for planning states: “The principle of the development is supported in that the site is located within a built-up area and there is a need to ensure that crime, and the fear of crime is, where possible, reduced.
“The applicant (Gedling Borough Council) has advised that there has been a number of complaints about anti-social behaviour, shop theft and general crime in the local area.
“As a result, it is considered that the erection of the pole and CCTV camera will reduce the fear of crime as well as helping with the detection of crime.
“Being located close to other cameras is important as it enables the proposed camera to link into an existing transmission pathway.”
The CCTV is to be used to monitor the car park and nearby shops as a deterrent and record possible crimes in the area. There are residential homes in the area, mainly to the north and east/south-east.
The report adds “The proposed CCTV pole will be set centrally within the car park, offering a good deal of separation to the nearest residential dwellings. In any case, the purpose of the camera is not to impinge on the privacy of occupiers but to observe the public realm.”
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