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2.1 Animal Boarding (Doggy Day Care)

List description: Doggy Day Care & Premises

Primary description code: CX overwrite to Doggy Day Care & Premises

SCAT code: 013

SCAT suffix: G

2.2 Animal Boarding (Charitable institutions)

List description: Animal Boarding and premises

Primary description code: CX overwrite to Animal Boarding and premises

SCAT code: 013

Suffix: G

2.3 Kennels and Catteries

List description: Kennel/ Cattery* and premises

Primary description code: CX overwrite to Kennels/ Cattery* and premises

*Describe as appropriate

SCAT code: 143

Suffix: G

3.1 The Animal & Rural Class Co-ordination Team (CCT) has overall responsibility for the co-ordination of this class. Each Regional Valuation Unit (RVU) has a representative on the team. The team is responsible for the approach to and the accuracy and consistency of kennels, catteries and animal boarding.

4.1 1. This is a group class. RVU will be responsible for referencing, gathering facts and valuation.

4.2 1. The Animal & Rural CCT will deliver practice notes describing the valuation basis for revaluation and provide advice as necessary during the life of the rating lists. Caseworkers have a responsibility to:

• follow the advice given at all times practice notes are mandatory
• not depart from the advice given on appeal or maintenance work without approval from the CCT
• seek advice from the CCT before starting any new work

5.1 The keeping and running of animal boarding establishments (including kennels & catteries) is controlled by The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 and Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963. These Acts detail the requirements and safeguards which must be in place to ensure adequate care and welfare of animals. It ensures both the facilities and persons operating the business are of a suitable standard to care for animals.

5.2 All establishments (regardless of size) must be licensed and are subsequently regulated by the local council in order to meet minimum requirements.

5.3 New catteries are now required to conform to the current Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Model Licence Conditions & Guidance for Cat Boarding Establishments. Similarly, when buying or taking over an existing cattery it must be brought up to the current standard.

5.4 Planning permission is likely to be necessary to convert premises or create a new cattery, kennel or animal boarding operation from scratch.

6.1 Doggy Day Care Premises

6.1 These should be measured in accordance with the premises they occupy. For example, industrial buildings will be measured to Gross Internal Area (GIA), whilst occupations of office type space will be Net Internal Area (NIA). Which ever method is chosen, regard should be had to the definitions contained in the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Code of Measuring Practice for Rating purposes.

6.2Other animal boarding premises, kennels and catteries should be measured to Net Internal Area (NIA) having regard to the definitions contained in the VOA Code of Measuring Practice for Rating Purposes.

6.3 To facilitate potential future changes of data capture, the number of animal pens in addition to fl

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