CCTV planned on rural lane after years of dogging and anti-social behaviour complaints
The proposals come after years of complaints about the rural lane
CCTV cameras are due to be installed along a rural lane after years of concerns from residents about dogging and other anti-social behaviour.
Warning signs have already appeared on Top Lane, which runs between Denby Dale Road and Bar Lane, according to Coun Rebecca Webster (Reform/Wakefield Rural).
Wakefield Coun Webster wrote on Facebook: "For a number of years, residents have raised concerns about dogging and associated antisocial behaviour on Top Lane, near West Bretton.
"We are pleased to see that CCTV warning signs have now been installed, and we welcome the planned installation of CCTV cameras along Top Lane in the coming weeks.
"This is a positive step forward for local residents who have been raising these concerns for far too long.
"We will continue to listen to residents, raise their concerns and push for action to make our communities safer.
“Your voice matters, and we are here to make sure it is heard."
Dogging and men meeting for sex in woods next to Top Lane an ongoing problem, a West Bretton Police and Communities Together meeting heard last month.
The meeting on September 22 Tuesday heard horse riders have previously raised concerns about men exposing themselves in the woods next to Top Lane.
PCSO George Sykes told the meeting: "In past meetings we have had a lot of questions and issues around Top Lane with dogging and that sort of thing with men meeting (for sexual activity)."
He told the meeting that Top Lane - which runs between Denby Dale Road and Bar Lane - has been a problem area for a number of years.
PCSO Sykes said: "There was issues with males meeting each other for sexual gratification and it would cause a lot of problems.
"Round there you have got a lot of dog walkers, horse riders and obviously it's not something they would really like to see.
"There have been multiple reports to ourselves. We have tried and tried with a police presence but there is only so much we can do being there for half-an-hour at a time."