North Wales doggy daycare ‘won’t disturb neighbours’

A new doggy daycare and boarding centre in Denbighshire, North Wales, won’t disturb neighbours, according to a planning application noise assessment.

Huw and Kim Edwards and have submitted a retrospective planning application to Denbighshire County Council for a dog daycare and boarding centre. They are seeking permission to change the use of a former feed and agricultural machinery store.

A noise assessment carried out by E2 Consultants as part of the application concluded that the venture wouldn’t disturb neighbours.

The doggy daycare side of the business only opens weekends and looks after 25-30 dogs a day, according to the application.

It added: “There is currently space for 17 dogs to sleep over as well as pens for five of our own dogs. Since the recent lockdowns and surge in pet ownerships, we’ve found a high demand for our services as personal and work commitments have restricted circumstances and families.

“A growing service has recently been our doggy daycare service where we collect owners’ dogs in our custom-built transport vans and bring the dogs back to our enclosed paddocks. This service runs alongside the boarding service.”

The planning application will now go before Denbighshire County Council’s planning committee.