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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans to build a cat hotel in the garden of a home in a Lancashire village have been withdrawn after objections were raised.
The householder's plans sought permission to erect a small cattery in the rear garden of their home in Drummersdale Lane, in Scarisbrick, near Ormskirk.
The plans, submitted to West Lancashire Borough Council, were registered in December 2025.
The applicant, identified in planning documents as Ms S Lloyd, runs a pet sitting and animal care business called Talley Wags, which has operated since 2008 and has been recognised as the number one rated dog walking business in Sefton for several years.
She wanted to expand into cat boarding from her home on the residential lane.
What was proposed
According to a planning statement prepared by Wignalls Chartered Surveyors, the proposed cat hotel would have been a single-storey outbuilding measuring 6.75m long, 5.6m wide and 3m high, constructed primarily from western red cedar with aluminium-framed windows and an anthracite grey corrugated steel rear wall.
The building would have contained two pens, each capable of holding up to four cats from the same household, meaning a maximum of eight cats could be on site at any one time.
The business was to operate strictly by appointment only, between 9am and 6pm seven days a week, with no more than one client visiting at a time and visits lasting no more than 20 minutes.
The planning statement argued the applicant's rear garden was substantial, measuring roughly 42 metres from the back wall to the rear boundary, and that the building would sit along the southern boundary, screened by existing mature vegetation and fencing.
It said the nearest neighbouring properties were approximately 41 metres from where the structure would be sited.
Objections raised
The application attracted objections during the consultation period.
One wrote: "Noise from cats, particularly at night, would cause ongoing disturbance and would also disrupt our dogs, affecting our enjoyment of our home."
Another said: "The owners park two vehicles on their own drive and sometimes store a trailer on the pavement, as well as a third van which is parked on a neighbouring street at the side of the church, all used by the current business.
"This is an already crowded road for on-street parking."
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Complaints about parking issues were summed up by this comment: "I would like to point out Drummersdale Lane is a residential area, not an industrial estate or place of business.
"Why this is even considered for planning permission is nonsense, as the road is not suitable for excess traffic or parking."
The planning statement had attempted to address such concerns in advance, arguing there would be "no noise and odour pollution from the development" and that the appointment-only system would prevent any highway issues.
Application withdrawn
The application has now been withdrawn before a decision was made by West Lancashire Borough Council planners.
The applicant had pointed to a similar scheme in Station Road, Hesketh Bank, which was approved in February 2024, as a precedent for the development.
However, the objections appear to have led the applicant to pull the plans rather than risk refusal.
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