Sunderland dog hotel plans approved

Plans for a dog hotel in Sunderland city centre, Tyne and Wear, have been approved.

The facility, to be located at 8-9 Murton Street, will provide care for a maximum of 16 dogs and is set to employ three full-time day staff and two full-time night staff.

Under the plans, dogs will arrive and leave on a 1-1 basis, with each owner given a pick-up and drop-off 10-minute slot between 8am-10am and 4pm-6pm.

One parking space would be used for a van to take the dogs to be walked at the same time on a private field and there would be four remaining parking spaces for staff and one parking space for customers.

The development must be brought forward within three years under planning conditions.