He said people were entitled to protest and were “very angry” about the issue.
Harley said: “This is an issue that is very emotive, so I can understand why people want to protest.
“What we don’t want to see is people breaking the law, damaging property, making threats and really not bringing a good look to our borough.
“What we want is a peaceful protest and if people can come and protest in a very peaceful and lawlike manner, then I welcome people making their feelings well-known.
“But it has to be a peaceful protest and not the scenes we’ve seen in other parts of the UK recently.”