The latest bid to create a dog walking business in Lapworth has been launched after previous plans were quashed in a planning appeal.

A fresh application has been submitted to Warwick District Council for Swallowfield Stud at Rising Lane.

If approved, the move would allow for the existing building and land be repurposed for a dog day care facility, walking and grooming facility.

The application is part-retrospective as the field has been used for dog walking since January 2021.

A previous application was refused by the council in 2024 and a planning appeal then rejected.

The latest submission is for a more modest set-up.

"This application represents a fundamentally different development in terms of its scale, intensity and method of operation in order to overcome the single refusal reason, relating to noise, which was subsequently upheld at appeal. It should not be treated as a resubmission as it is, instead, a new proposal," the application said.

Fifteen objections have already been made.

The previous bid - which also received resistance from residents - was for 30-35 dogs and four members of staff.

The latest one is for just eight dogs at a time and for the business to be run just by the applicant - not by a third-party.

"The proposal therefore represents a significant reduction in operational intensity and should be considered on its own planning merits," Swallowfield Equestrian Ltd said in its application.

"The business will be operated exclusively by the applicant, who will remain present throughout operational hours and retain direct control over every aspect of the business."

Of the previous refusal, the latest application said: "The stated refusal reason was clear in being based upon the impact of the proposal upon the residential amenity of occupiers of Swallowfield Stud and Swallowfield Lodge, respectively.

"No other issues were identified or stated within the decision notice.

"The proposal was acceptable in all other regards.

"Whilst this current application represents a change in approach there are no material considerations which should indicate a differing approach to assessment.

"The relevant planning policy, discussed, below, remains the same as the starting point for determination."

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