1.     Cabinet decided, with immediate effect, to adopt the policy banning the release of sky lanterns and the release of helium balloons on Council owned or managed land.

2. That officers, in consultation with the Lead Member, develop a Communications Strategy to educate, influence and support alternative options in order to protect Havering’s green heritage and wildlife, in line with the Havering Climate Change Action Plan (HCCAP) and the Council’s Local Plan environmental ambitions.

3. Cabinet also agreed to include within the policy a ban on the unauthorised use of fireworks on Council owned or managed land.

Cabinet was presented with the Ban on releasing Sky Lanterns and introduce a new Policy

Report introduced by Councillor Keith Darvill

This report gave details on a proposal to ban the release of sky lanterns and helium balloons and the unauthorised use of fireworks on Council owned or managed land was considered by Cabinet Members and the Senior Leadership Team in 2022.

1.     The Cabinet decided, with immediate effect, to adopt the policy banning the release of sky lanterns and the release of helium balloons on Council owned or managed land.

2.     The Cabinet agreed that officers, in consultation with the Lead Member, develop a Communications Strategy to educate, influence and support alternative options in order to protect Havering’s green heritage and wildlife, in line with the Havering Climate Change Action Plan (HCCAP) and the Council’s Local Plan environmental ambitions.

3.     Cabinet also agreed to include within the policy a ban on the unauthorised use of fireworks on Council owned or managed land.