Police have issued a temporary closure notice at a home in Marks Gate after complaints of alleged nuisance or disorder.
The notice is in place today, Wednesday 11 November, to prevent people accessing 8 Coral Close in Marks Gate.
While the notice only has a temporary restriction, police have applied for a three-month closure order, which will be heard at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 13 November.
According to court documents, the action is in relation to nuisance or disorder.
If the order is approved, it would mean that no one, including the occupants, will be permitted to enter or remain at the property within the three-month period.
Police have also authorised a dispersal order in the area, which allows officers to clear people from a specific area to prevent anti-social behaviour.
Closure notices and closure orders are powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. A closure notice can be served where police believe a premises is associated with nuisance or disorder, and a court can then grant a closure order — for up to three months — barring everyone, including the occupants, from entering the property.
Marks Gate is a residential area in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, close to Romford. The hearing on Friday will decide whether the three-month order is granted.
It is the latest police action in the borough — armed police and ambulances were called to flats in Dagenham, while Barking Station Parade was closed northbound after a police incident.
