Peebles set to welcome new grooming business

Scottish Borders Council has approved plans for the partial change of an equestrian building south of Castlehill Farmhouse, Peebles, to house a grooming business.

The application proposes that the mezzanine area above the tack room will be used for dog grooming to be undertaken by a member of staff at the facility. The member of staff will be employed for 20 hours per week as a horse groom within the existing yard, with the balance of her working week being involved in dog grooming activities.

The application had raised serious road safety concerns from neighbours, but Council Planning Officer Ranald Dods said the matter was referred to the council’s roads section, which raised no objections.

Dods said: “The applicant was advised that to make the operation acceptable, it would have to remain as a subsidiary element, with restrictions put on operating days and times and that it would be further tied to the existing equestrian business.”

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