Pets in your council home

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