Erection of a kennel facility with associated works and landscaping

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Proposed kennel facility with associated works and landscaping at a rural site
• ✓Proximity of a number of dwellings to the proposed kennel site
• ✓Noise from dogs barking identified as a detrimental impact on neighbouring residents
• ✓Site considered unsuitable for this type of use despite its rural character
• ✓noise

Permission was sought to erect a kennel facility with associated works and landscaping at Robin Hill Farm, Cronk Y Dhooney, Ballakilpheric, Colby on the Isle of Man. The Planning Committee refused the application on 5 December 2006. The officer also recommended refusal. The decision turned on the impact the kennels would have on nearby residents, with the noise of dogs barking identified as the key concern. Although boarding kennels are commonly found in rural areas, the committee concluded that the number of dwellings in relatively close proximity to this particular site made it unsuitable, as those residents would be detrimentally affected by the noise.

The Planning Committee refused this application. Although boarding kennels can be appropriate in rural settings, the site was judged unsuitable because several nearby dwellings would be harmfully affected by the noise of dogs barking.

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