A new CCTV camera will be installed at a car park in a bid to crackdown on anti-social behaviour.
The camera, which will be placed on a 12-metre pole overlooking Carlton Square’s car park, is being brought in by Gedling Borough Council to improve public safety in the area.
It will overlook and monitor properties in the middle of Carlton, including retail, leisure and residential buildings.
The council approved its own application when the planning committee met on Wednesday (January 12).
Councillor Paul Wilkinson (Lab), who represents Carlton on the authority, told the meeting: “This sits in my ward so I’m very pleased to see it.
“I welcome extra measures being taken to combat anti-social behaviour and I have no hesitation in supporting this application.”
The council’s application states there has been a “number of complaints” regarding anti-social behaviour, shop thefts and general crime across the Carlton Square area.
The CCTV will be used to monitor the car park and nearby shops as a deterrent.
There are residential homes in the area, mainly to the north and east/south-east.
A planning 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.”
Members of the planning committee unanimously approved the plans during Wednesday’s meeting.
Shoppers previously told Nottinghamshire Live they were in favour of the plan to make the area safer.
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