Braintree: Dog grooming parlour application approved

Braintree Council has given the green light for a property in Braintree Road, Tye Green, to turn a family room and shower room into a dog grooming parlour.

Work will be carried out to replace the existing front window of the family room with French doors so customers can enter the premises.

Location - A street view image of Tye Green, Braintree Road (Image: Google Maps)

Exciting - The floor plan for the proposed changes which have been approved (Image: Braintree Council)

Prior to the successful bid, a previous application was made for a new outbuilding to be built to house the grooming parlour in the front garden, but that was turned down because of the impact on the area.

The grooming business will have three different areas.

The first section will be a reception for customers, a holding pen and a grooming area.

The second will be used to bathe the dogs, and the final area will be a drying area.

Pampered - Another illustrative photo of a dog being groomed (Image: Pixabay)

Changes - An external plan which shows how the front of the property will be amended (Image: Braintree Council)

An objection was raised by a neighbour, claiming the smell and noise would be a cause for concern.

However, the council decided those factors would not be an issue.

It said: “The shampoos used in this parlour are all 100 per cent chemical free natural products, which are also fragrance free.

“The layout of the parlour places the drying area, which is the only source of noise against the wall away from the boundary facing wall.

“It should be noted that the level of sound produced during this process is around 70 decibels – no more than a standard hairdryer produces.”