Plan for Westlinton kennels and dog paddock approved

A new kennels and dog paddock are set to be built in Westlinton, Cumbria, after the development was given the green light by planners.

The application for Moorhouse Farm included a dog paddock that would be used to exercise the boarding dogs and would also be available to book to exercise dogs not boarding in the kennels.

It is proposed that the building would measure approximately 21.3m by 13.7m, with a height of 2.25m to the eaves and 4.15m to the ridge of the dual-pitched roof, providing 20 individual kennels, each with an indoor and outdoor run, an office, food store, and holding kennels.

The proposed kennels would be well-contained within the farmsteading, sited within a field next to the farm complex and residential property, the plan says.

The proposed dog exercise paddock would be sited within part of a field to the east of the kennels, measuring approximately 43m by 38m. It would be enclosed by 2m-high mesh fencing.

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