A NEW sex establishment policy for Bournemouth seeks to restrict the numbers and locations of sex shops and lap dancing clubs.

The draft policy states that an area of Holdenhurst Road, from the junction with Northcote Road to the Richmond Park Road junction, should contain no more than two sex shops. The Triangle is considered an appropriate location for just one shop and that should be a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lifestyle shop. And the town centre is deemed appropriate for a maximum of three sexual entertainment venues.

The draft document has been considered and amended by the council’s licensing board and will need final approval from the chair and vice chair of licensing.

It will then go out to public consultation, when residents will be invited to make comments.