Play area plan for up to 30 dogs in Ribble Valley countryside is thrown out- here's why
Plans to create a dog play area for up to 30 animals have been thrown out by Ribble Valley Borough Council.
The Bark Park Ltd applied to change the use of land on the south side of Ridding Lane, Whalley, to an exercise/play area for dogs, with the erection of secure fencing and a wooden shelter/rest area. They also wanted to build a limestone/gravel area for vehicle drop-offs.
The application site already has consent from 2018 to exercise up to 20 dogs, but the latest application was to extend the use and for additional aspect.
Objections
But there were objections from Whalley Parish Council, who said an increase in the number of dogs on site would give rise to both noise and traffic nuisance and be of detriment to the residential amenity, and from Lancashire County Council’s highways team, who wanted more information on the track useage and visual splays, and reaise concerns over wear and tear on pavements from vehicle movements.
In total, more than 30 responses were received to the proposal, with neighbours also concerned with noise, traffic, waste disposal, a lack of hygiene facilities, impacts on walkers and inappropriate development of the countryside.
Decision
The application was refused by Ribble Valley Borough Council for two reasons.
Firstly, planning officers deemed that it would result in an increase in the number of vehicles and respective vehicle movements using the current private access track and Public Right of Way (FP0345020) serving the site, which is narrow with limited passing points and in poor condition. They said: “This intensification of use would result in more conflict with users of the Public Right of Way and other vehicles to the detriment of highway and pedestrian safety, and therefore the proposal fails to accord with policies DMG1 and DMB5 of the Ribble Valley Core Strategy.”
The second reasin was because insufficient information had been submitted to demonstrate that the increase in numbers of dogs at the site would not result in unacceptable noise nuisance for neighbouring residential properties, and therefore the proposed development fails to accord with Policy DMG1 of the Ribble Valley Core Strategy.
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