Doggie daycare facing 'unprecedented demand' refused permission to expand - here's why
A Ribble Valley doggie daycare business looking to expand and create new jobs has been knocked back by planning chiefs.
The Valley View dog day care facilities within the Mytton Fold Golf Course site in Langho were granted planning permission in February 2022, and have operated without incident since that time.
If approved, bosses said the expansion would create two new full-time jobs and one new apprentice role.
But planning bosses at RVBC have refused the application on two main grounds. They said:
1) “The proposed development would result in inappropriate development within the Green Belt by way of substantially increasing the quantum of built form at the proposal site which would result in spatial and visual harm to the openness of the Green Belt and encroachment into the countryside.” They said the harm indentified is not outweighed by very special circumstances.
2) “The submitted Noise Management Plan does not effectively assess the potential noise implications for nearby residents. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that the proposed development would be sympathetic to neighbouring land uses and that nearby residential occupants would not be subject to adverse noise issues contrary to Policy DMG1 of the Ribble Valley Core Strategy and Paragraph 135 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework.”
The applicants have a right of appeal against the decision within 12 weeks.
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