A new dog control policy and bylaw is being drafted by Dunedin City Council staff, following widespread public feedback.

The council received more than 800 responses to its survey on existing dog controls.

And now staff are using that feedback to draft a new policy.

There's overwhelming support in the city for dog control in general, but division over the extent of control.

Just over half of survey respondents think leashed dogs should be allowed in the central business district, as well as in cemeteries.

And almost all respondents think there should be a limit on the number of dogs allowed to be kept at a single property.

The draft policy and bylaw will be considered by councillors before it's made available for formal public consultation.