FOI release

Dog breeders licences and complaints

Case reference FOI2025/00456

Received 3 July 2025

Published 29 July 2025

Request

Would you be able to send me, please: -

The number of dog breeders currently issued licences by the council

The number of complaints received by the council against dog breeding license holders since January 1 2024.

The date each complaint was issued.

The nature of each complaint.

The number of licences for dog breeding revoked by the council since January 1 2024.

The name of the breeders/businesses which had licences revoked.

Response

The number of dog breeders currently issued licences by the council

5

This can be found on the Council’s website https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/licensing/animal-licensing/animal-licensing-register

The number of complaints received by the council against dog breeding license holders since January 1 2024.

1

i) The date each complaint was issued.

4th April 2025

ii) The nature of each complaint.

Concerns regarding planning permission, disposal of animal waste and cleanliness of the premises

The number of licences for dog breeding revoked by the council since January 1 2024.

0

The name of the breeders/businesses which had licences revoked..

N/A

Documents

There are no documents for this release.

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.