Three Rivers District Council has obtained a three month extended closure order of a house being used for alcohol and drug consumption after neighbours were disturbed.

The order was granted at St Albans Magistrates Court, under the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, for 64 Tudor Way, Mill End, Rickmansworth.

People who previously used the premises to consume alcohol and drugs or behave in a disorderly manner that will disrupt the lives of neighbours will now face arrest and a prison sentence of 51 weeks if they return.

The council and local police, in partnership with Thrive Homes, gathered evidence to show that the accommodation was being used by various individuals engaging in behaviour which resulted in serious nuisance to members of the community.

Magistrates at the court then agreed that an order was “necessary to prevent the behaviour from continuing”.

The decision prevents anyone but the tenant and named officials from entering or remaining in the flat.

Councillor Roger Seabourne, who represents Community Safety at Three Rivers, said: “Again, another example of excellent partnership working and demonstrating, again, that Three Rivers District Council does not and will not tolerate anti-Social Behaviour and will not hesitate to take appropriate swift and effective action when it is brought to our attention.”