Plans for a dog walking field in Ellastone have been recommended for approval despite objections from the parish council and residents over noise, waste and the impact on the conservation area.
What’s new: Plans for a 0.32 hectare dog walking field off Wootton Road in Ellastone have been recommended for approval by planning officers.
Why it matters: Ellastone Parish Council and residents have raised concerns about barking dogs, waste, traffic and the impact of a two metre fence within the village conservation area.
What’s next: East Staffordshire Borough Council’s planning committee is set to consider the application on 27 October.
This article is based on reporting from the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), a BBC funded initiative set up to strengthen reporting on local democratic issues. The Staffordshire Signal has taken part in the scheme since September 2026, which means we're able to draw on a selection of LDRS stories alongside our own.
Plans for a dog walking field in an East Staffordshire village have been recommended for approval despite objections from the parish council and local residents. The proposal would see an agricultural field off Wootton Road in Ellastone enclosed by a two metre high fence.
The site, next to Ellastone Village Hall, would include a parking area for five cars and a turning area. The proposed 0.32 hectare site is within the village’s conservation area, near the bowling green and tennis courts to the east. Listed buildings are also located around the site.
East Staffordshire Borough Council’s planning committee at are set to consider the application next week on 27 October. No statutory, other than the parish council, have objected to the plans.
Ellastone Parish Council objected to the plans, while residents raised concerns about barking dogs, waste and the impact on nearby homes.
Ellastone Parish Council said: “We consider that the planned fence at two metres in height would be detrimental to the neighbouring properties and to the character and visual amenity of our beautiful village, in a conservation area. This proposed business would be of little or no benefit to the residents of Ellastone.
“Though many of us are dog owners we are lucky in that most of us have gardens and also the many public footpaths running through the village and across the countryside, where we already exercise our dogs. This means that any customers for this site would be travelling here by car, which we suppose to be the reason why five parking p;aces and a turning area are proposed.”
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