Planning application- to object to dog grooming business?

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I'm in 2 minds whether to object to a planning application notice to set up a dog grooming business a few doors down. My natural reaction is negative, but not sure how reasonable it is.

We live on a terraced street. There is sufficient parking for residents but I would worry about business customers taking up some space, although I guess they may not stay for long.

We have a huge problem (in my opinion) with dog noise in the area. One on the street seems to set the rest of them off. As we live in a terrace, there is one dog in particular that seems to be set off in particular every time someone walks or drives past, in particular if a dog is involved. I'd worry about an increase in noise, both from resident dogs and visitors.

Should I pass my comments on? It seems like there is potential for disruption but it's impossible to tell really before it happens...

We had a dog grooming business two doors up when I was growing up. It was extremely noisy, drove my parents insane, caused lots of stress and bad feeling and it was an enormous relief when they moved! It was the barking that was a major problem - they either couldn’t or wouldn’t do anything about it. This was a row of detached houses too not a terrace. Sounds completely inappropriate for the location.

I'd definitely object. A residential street is not the place for this.

I'd object too, it's inappropriate, they should open a high street shop and do it properly. Plenty of shops empty these days. Object on grounds of extra traffic as you can't really complain about noise that doesn't yet exist

Don't forget their will be drop offs AND pick ups, if they do 6 dogs a day that's 12 extra vehicles, unacceptable

I think the traffic issue is your best bet - you can only object for a planning reason. Look up what constitutes reasonable objections (traffic, parking, business in residential area etc).

I’d definitely object. It’s a residential street not a commercial property and it isn’t the right place for a dog grooming business.

Unless they have a large driveway object because its going to effect you

I would object for reasons of increased traffic, limited parking and noise. If the business expands there could be employees parking in the street too. Also point out that this proposal does not meet sustainability targets because the nearest bus stop is X metres away and the bus only runs X times per hour, thus meaning that customers will probably have to drive there in a car. Environmental hazards could be a issue too, if multiple dogs are going to the toilet on the street or in her back garden. You need to get the other neighbours to object too.

If you are going to object you need to do so on material planning considerations: check the planning portal. This is what the planning department will take into account.

No, I wouldn't object. The vehicles will probably only be there for 10 mins each at about 4 grooms a day, I would just let them run their business.

But the process to object is there for a reason, so yes if it is going to disrupt your life that much, do what you see fit and object but as a previous poster linked, it will need to be on planning grounds,

I would try to get together with a cohort of your neighbours then the application is more likely to fail. A property owner wanted to open an HMO opposite me and I acted with 4 other neighbours to bring a successful objection. Two applications failed and now the house is on sale.

We used the car parking issue and also that the proposed development was out of keeping with the character of the area.

The dog grooming businesses around here are in commercial premises on the trading estate or within a row of shops. Rightly so. It’s an unsuitable sort of business for a residential area, and I’d object (much as I like dogs).

Thank you, I'm glad there is a bit of a consensus. I do like dogs but since we moved the noise, poo (not on our street, but in the local area), and dogs running up to my kids is really getting my nerves so I was worrying if my prejudices were making me unreasonable! One dog on our street has almost driven me demented a couple of times with its persistent barking and I really don't want more noise from loads of other dogs. It's a quiet street in terms of traffic so I think customers could make a big difference in terms of how busy the road is. I do wish them well with their business, just somewhere more appropriate than in our narrow terraced cul de sac!

Every street/setup is different but there was a parking thread that went on for a while (think it’s in classics) all to do with parking issues caused by a neighbour who set up a dog grooming business. Think most of the issues were due to the business owner not being the nicest of people. I’ll look for the link

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2989593-Parking-wars-on-my-own-drive