PLANNING chiefs at Warrington are being asked to approve a scheme to change the use of a warehouse building to a day care centre for dogs.
The proposals involves a building on the Taylor Business Park, Risley which would be adapted to house up o 45 dogs.
Culcheth councillors Chris Vobe and Matt Smith have expressed concern about the hours of operation, the number of dogs involved and the proximity of the proposed centre to house in the Newchurch Lane area of Culcheth.
Similar concerns have been expressed by Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council and Croft Parish Council.
But planning officers are recommending the scheme be approved.
They say an environmental protection officer visited a similar dog care centre run by the applicant in Salford and was surprised at the low level of noise emanating from the number of dogs present.
As a result, it was not thought necessary to attach a condition relating to noise to any planning consent.
However, should complaints arise in the future about barking dogs a notice could be issued to ensure controls were put in place.
There were no objections on Green Belt grounds as there would be no external changes to the building.
Picture: The building to be converted
