A dog grooming business has gone back to the council with fresh plans to move into more sustainable location.

Scallywags Dog Grooming saw their plans to move from the rear of the Brown Cow Pub in Chatburn to another property further down Bridge Road refused by Ribble Valley Borough Council last month.

The council’s sole objection was there was not enough information regarding the impact of noise arising from the move, however this has now been addressed in an updated planning support statement.

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The statement said: “In making its decision the council considered the broader aspects of the proposal but raised no policy objections to the principle of business use within the village centre, to highway safety, flood risk, or on conservation grounds.

“In re-submitting the application, the applicant has included additional information with regard to the physical alteration of the ground floor, particularly in relation to any noise queries.

“The noise report which is appended to this statement confirms the equipment associated with the grooming business does not generate a degree of noise which would create a nuisance.

"Indeed, the equipment is consistent with a normal domestic level or with a normal village centre small business use such as hairdressers or beauty salon.”

The applicants, David and Adele Clay, registered their original plans with the council in August, saying with the business now successfully established in Chatburn, they needed extra space to provide further improvements.

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These include a more spacious grooming area, a separate waiting area, a more suitable rising bath for washing, a drying cabinet, and a staff toilet.

The proposed building is a house further down Bridge Road, where the ground floor would be used for the business and the first floor would remain as a one-bedroom flat.

The business currently operates from the Brown Cow Pub, where David and Adele are the licensees, and has been established for four years.

Anyone wishing to comment on the application can do so via the council’s planning portal.