Shady Glades Dog Park

Shady Glades Dog Park Coming soon as planning has now been approved. Two private hire dog parks.

Both approx 2.5 acres and both contain woodland and parkland giving your dog the best of both

Thank you all for the amazing support you have given already to our re application. We’ve had a bit of good news today. ...
06/11/2025

Thank you all for the amazing support you have given already to our re application.

We’ve had a bit of good news today. Environmental Health have officially approved our noise survey and operation plan. 💖💖💖

It does mean that we can’t allow any dogs in the parks that continuously bark and this will be monitored via cctv. If you think this will be a problem for your dog then I know some great trainers/ behaviourists that can help you work with your dog to address their barking.

The consultation is now open till the 5th December as they missed the deadline for press adverts this week and there has to be a minimum number of days for people to respond. I’m happy they spotted this and amended the date as I’d hate for another technical error to happen!

There is still plenty of time for anyone who hasn’t yet but would like to support our application.

https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=410261

04/11/2025

Sorry for the silence. We have been waiting for a proper update to share with you.

The High Court have now quashed our planning permission as the council made a technical error. However the council legal team have also stated that there is no legal reason to refuse planning permission but we are still having to go back out to consultation and through the full planning process again and we would appreciate your help.

Please can you support our application and help us to get our planning permission back. If you log on to the council planning portal and post a supporting comment it would be greatly appreciated.

https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=410261

If we succeed we should be open by Christmas.

Thank you in advance for all your support

02/08/2025

We have some very disappointing and shocking news.

Despite being given full planning permission in April for 2 dogs parks at Shady Glades we are now being told by the council that we can’t yet open.

A resident of Long Lane has requested a High Court Injunction to try to overturn our planning permission due to a technical error made by the council and until the matter has been heard by the High Court and a decision made we are now stuck in limbo.

If the High Court overturns the planning decision, the application will then go back to a full planning committee for consideration so all is not lost, if there were any legal reasons for the planning not to be granted it wouldn’t have been approved in the first place.

To say we are shocked is an understatement, however we are confident that this is just a very expensive delaying tactic by the neighbour and that we will be open in due course, unfortunately not this week as we hoped.

We have spent tens of thousands complying with the conditions set by the council since planning was granted as well as making considerable other improvements to the land and we will do everything we can to get this resolved, but currently all we can do is put in a statement to the High Court as we are classed as an interested party in their case against the council and await the outcome.

We will of course keep this page updated as and when we get more news.

On the plus side the fencing is now all in so we are pretty much ready to open once this is resolved.

It took me a while to work out what all the red bits were. Turns out the squirrels have shredded all the fur cones 🤣🤣
18/07/2025

It took me a while to work out what all the red bits were. Turns out the squirrels have shredded all the fur cones 🤣🤣

These are some pictures of Wendy’s Wood, it’s slightly larger than Orchard Glade made up of a parkland paddock and a bro...
13/07/2025

These are some pictures of Wendy’s Wood, it’s slightly larger than Orchard Glade made up of a parkland paddock and a broadleaf wood.

Although this is the furthest from the road there is more chance of seeing other people and animals from this park as there are goats, horses and a public footpath in neighbouring fields. These are shielded by hedging and double fences but may be visible especially in winter when the leaves fall from the hedges and trees.

These are a few pictures of Orchard Glade, there are three separate paddocks separated by thick hedges with gaps to walk...
13/07/2025

These are a few pictures of Orchard Glade, there are three separate paddocks separated by thick hedges with gaps to walk through. Two are mainly fruit trees the other is parkland.

The picture with the log pile shows the hedge facing the road, the park can’t be seen from the road so it gives a lot of privacy for those that need it

I have a question for those of you with reactive dogs. This is the hedge separating our two dog parks, next week there ...
13/07/2025

I have a question for those of you with reactive dogs.

This is the hedge separating our two dog parks, next week there will be 6ft fencing each side. However if you look at the third picture you can see there are a few places where visibility isn’t completely blocked, it’s not a lot and only in places and it will grow back in (it was cut to allow the fencing to be installed)

While we wait for it to regrow would you need us to install further screening to completely block the view or would this be adequate?

More exciting news, the fencing is hopefully going in w/c 21st July 🥳 they will also install the telegraph poles which w...
12/07/2025

More exciting news, the fencing is hopefully going in w/c 21st July 🥳 they will also install the telegraph poles which we can then attach the solar panels to power the cctv.

I’m just double checking the wording and t&c’s before I send it over to my wonderful website man this afternoon who will start putting the website together. It’s surprisingly hard to get good pictures of the woods that show their size for the website - the trees get in the way 🙈🤣🤣

Car parks are looking even better today, the edges are being backfilled with soil and they’ve had a good sweep.

I even found a low hanging branch with ripe cherry plums so I’ve had a healthy breakfast 😋😃

We now have two completed car parks 🥳 it’ll take a while for the grass to grow but it should eventually blend back into ...
11/07/2025

We now have two completed car parks 🥳 it’ll take a while for the grass to grow but it should eventually blend back into the field and not be so noticeable.

Now to get a date for the rest of the fencing to be installed 😃

I’ve never seen trees ladened with so much fruit, we have over 200 fruit trees, it’s going to be interesting if the wild...
07/07/2025

I’ve never seen trees ladened with so much fruit, we have over 200 fruit trees, it’s going to be interesting if the wildlife actually leave us any this year. They normally only leave us the crab apples, which we don’t want either 🤣 the most sought after between us are the cherry plums.

I forgive them their greed as they also eat the acorns

Our car parks are due to start being laid tomorrow, we’re just a little bit excited as this will then allow us to finish...
06/07/2025

Our car parks are due to start being laid tomorrow, we’re just a little bit excited as this will then allow us to finish other jobs like the last of the fencing so we can open in August 🤞

In the meantime we’re refurbishing some of the picnic tables and putting them on slabs, this helps with mowing and also discourages the dogs from going under the benches and digging holes. Unfortunately we ran out of black paint this afternoon so this one will be finished tomorrow 🤣

The shade at Shady Glades is worth its weight in gold this week, even with soaring temperatures the dogs are having fun ...
19/06/2025

The shade at Shady Glades is worth its weight in gold this week, even with soaring temperatures the dogs are having fun without over heating. The dappled shade and cool breeze are great for us humans as well.

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Shady Glades
Wimborne
BH217AQ

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