Cat hotel application turned down

3:00pm Friday 1st February 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Ben Endley, Senior reporter

A feline fanatic is appealing after her application to turn the garden of her Carpenders Park home into a luxury cat hotel was turned down.

Manju Anand, 41, appealed to the secretary of state for the environment after Three Rivers District Council’s planning committee refused her proposal, saying it would result in "an unacceptable level of disturbance" to neighbours.

The proposal to provide accommodation for 16 cats in six boarding pens in Carew Way attracted five objections from residents, on the grounds of increased traffic, smell and a reduction in value of neighbouring properties.

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crazyfrog says...
4:11pm Fri 1 Feb 13

hi hope she can claw back any money she has invested, she must of missed this planning application by a whisker

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Vicar*o*rage says...
4:36pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Cats are a menace and cat owners should be compelled to have them collared, with owners name and address, with a bell to help protect wildlife, and owner to be financially responslble for any mess/damage caused to others gardens

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Nascot says...
8:09pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Ah the old 'reduction in value of neighbouring properties' reason

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Paul Gadd says...
9:59pm Fri 1 Feb 13

The plan didn't have a cat in hell's chance of going through in the first place!

I'll get my coat...

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stevemag says...
8:22am Sat 2 Feb 13

Vicar*o*rage wrote:
Cats are a menace and cat owners should be compelled to have them collared, with owners name and address, with a bell to help protect wildlife, and owner to be financially responslble for any mess/damage caused to others gardens
oh please, get a life.

Any responsible owner would have a collar yes and also have their animal chipped.

As for the bell, i am an animal lover but understand that its natural for cats to catch mice and birds. Its all part of wildlife ! Or do you expect cats to never go out the door?

Irresponsible pet owners are ones who allow their dogs to mess on pavements and in parks and allow uncontrollable "trophy dogs" to roam the steets.

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wd40 says...
8:45am Sat 2 Feb 13

Stevemag, Lets just consider you have just posted. 'Its all part of wildlife!' Really. Domestic Cats are far from being part of 'wildlife'

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stevemag says...
2:22pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Cats have wild instincts - is your cat frightened of mice wd40 ?

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wd40 says...
3:44pm Sat 2 Feb 13

All animals have wild instincts. Not really a pet person, Prefer people for companyTBH. Wouldn't have a cat. I tend to think that they are for ****'s.

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stevemag says...
5:39pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Or for people who live in a me...ws

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Vicar*o*rage says...
6:39pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Cats are just nasty, vicious killers who need to be controlled, by what means is up to the individual.

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KAren Smythe says...
5:48pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Vicar*o*rage wrote:
Cats are just nasty, vicious killers who need to be controlled, by what means is up to the individual.
Get a grip

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