The appeal follows the council’s decision to refuse an application to vary conditions attached to the site’s planning permission. They also wanted to increase the number of households allowed to use the field at the same time from two to more than two. They say extended opening hours would allow customers greater flexibility before and after work, while also helping dog owners avoid exercising their pets during increasingly hot weather. “We live on site in a listed building with wooden windows and even we don’t get woken up by noise. The owners say similar dog exercise fields elsewhere in North Yorkshire operate with longer opening hours.