Tara Hood, who started a fundraising campaign for the sculpture, said: “I think the proposed location is perfect to showcase such a stunning piece of artwork and a very beneficial memorial to Nala, who was so beloved by the community.”
Geoff Caine, who submitted the application and is the culture, wellbeing and leisure services manager at Stevenage Borough Council said: “Nala was well loved in Stevenage and was a social media hero.
“We were approached by the fundraiser. It was clear that a statue was not viable in the train station itself due to a number of factors.
“We considered a number of council owned locations near to the station and we all agreed that the location was appropriate given the high footfall to the station and town centre.”
Caine said he expected the application to be approved in the next six weeks.