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Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, The Green, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LF

CB/25/03794/FULLFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of a timber building and part of concrete amphitheatre, landscape enhancements and extension to the elephant paddocks, new boundary treatments, elephant pool and associated water circulation system, fabric canopy to existing amphitheatre, viewing mound, open viewing structures, new pathways, play and seating areas and associated works

Received
28 November 2025
Decision due
20 April 2026
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 27 February.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, The Green, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LF. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,097 applications in total for the LU6 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Central Bedfordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LU6 2LF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Whipsnade

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
27 February 2026
Consultation start
19 January 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
7 Canon Harnett Court Wolverton Mill Milton Keynes MK12 5NF

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
41

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
  • National Landscape (AONB): Chilterns
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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