Staffordshire dog exercise field plans approved

Plans for a new dog exercise field open near Stone and Fulford, in Staffordshire, have secured planning permission.

The plans include an area for off-road parking, a dog waste bin, and tree planting around the site.

Customers would be restricted to a maximum of four dogs per person at any time.

The facility would be open 8am to 8pm during summer months and daylight hours in the winter.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council previously refused permission for an earlier application to change agricultural land use at Bird Grove Farm, Hilderstone, into a dog walking field.

The new application was also recommended for refusal because of the Cresswell Road field’s location in open countryside and an increase in regular vehicle trips in an area not well served by public transport.

However, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council members went against the recommendation and voted to approve the application.