Councillors have agreed to close off a narrow alleyway which has become known as a 'hotspot' for human defecation, urination and sexual activity.
Fenland council will seek a public space protection order (PSPO) allowing it to install gates at either end of the cut-through between Norfolk Street and West Street in Wisbech.
A report to councillors said the site had become a "hotspot for anti-social behaviour, namely litter, urination and defecation with further reports suggesting it has been used for drugs, drinking and sexual activity".
It added: "It’s believed the closure of the passage is the most effective way to prevent the anti-social behaviour happening."
The report says councils can use PSPOs "if they are satisfied that activities carried on in a public place within the authority’s area have had a detrimental effect on the quality of life" of people in the area.
It adds the order will last for three years.
At a council meeting, Conservative Samantha Hoy said that "people do go down there and defecate and urinate quite a lot" which, she said, does not "enhance the area at all".
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