Requesting Permission to keep pets in a council home
To request permission to keep a pet, or ask further questions regarding keeping a pet, please get in touch with your Area housing Officer by contacting: (01709) 336009
Where permission is required, we will not unreasonably refuse permission, but we will consider whether the welfare of any of the following may suffer should permission be granted:
- Any person living with you
- Your neighbours
- Any person visiting the property or the locality
- The animal you wish to keep, or
- Any other animal you already own
You must not keep the following animals at your council property:
- Any dog to which the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 applies
- Any animal to which the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 applies
- Any dangerous animal
- Any livestock
- Any animal which causes a health and safety risk in the area
- Any animal which is not bred to be a domestic pet
