Sara Veasey v Rugby Borough Council
| Judgment Date | 05 March 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] UKFTT 332 (GRC) |
| Date | 05 March 2026 |
| Year | 2026 |
| Court | First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) |
Neutral citation number: [2026] UKFTT 00332 (GRC)
Case Reference: FT/WA/2025/0014
First-tier Tribunal
(General Regulatory Chamber)
Welfare of Animals
Decided without a hearing
Decision given on: 05 March 2025
Before
JUDGE HARRIS
Between
SARA VEASEY
Appellant
and
RUGBY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Respondent
Decision: The appeal is struck out under Rule 8(2)(a) because the Tribunal does not
have jurisdiction to deal with it and under Rule 8(3)(c) because there is no reasonable prospect of it
succeeding.
REASONS
1. These proceedings concern the Appellant’s licence to keep a dog breeding establishment
(DB007). The Appellant filed the appeal by form GRC1 dated 5 September 2025.
2. With her appeal the Appellant provided a copy of the decision she said she was appealing,
which was a letter dated 31 March 2025 sent by the Licensing Officer for the Respondent.
This read as follows:
“I am writing to inform you of the licence to keep a breeding establishment (DB007) has
now lapsed.
You are no longer permitted to carry out the licensable activity of dog breeding at the
premises.
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