Council refuses plan to turn farmland into dog park

Tanholt Farm near Peterborough applied for permission to create a dog walking and exercise field

A council has refused planning permission for agricultural land to be converted into a dog walking space.

The owners of Tanholt Farm, off Eyebury Road, Peterborough, applied for permission to change the use of farm land into a dog walking and exercise field with four parking spaces.

The plans, which were submitted in March, included a secure pre-booked space for dog walkers complete with fencing and dog rubbish bins.

Peterborough City Council, however, has refused the proposal this week, citing fears it may result in an "adverse highway safety impact".

The field is located near a Cadent Gas pipeline.

Cadent Gas raised no objections to the application, but it stressed the pipeline “will need to be protected at all times”.

The Local Highways Authority objected to the planning application and said: "It appears vehicles accessing the site will need to cross over or turn on a bridleway.

It further added that the application will “intensify vehicular use of the highway to the field entrance”.

“The applicant should demonstrate safe visibility for the increased traffic using the junction.”

The applicant has six months to appeal the decision.