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Yorkshire Wildlife Park Brockholes Lane Branton Doncaster DN3 3NH

22/00480/FULMPlanning FULL MajorApproved
Full

Approved on 12 September 2023

Council decision: Planning Permission GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for full planning permission for details reserved in outline application previously granted permission under reference 17/02189/OUTA for a walk through exhibit within the park (Retrospective).

Received
23 February 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Finningley
  1. Received23 Feb
  2. Validated28 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Sep
  4. Target23 May
  5. Decided12 Sep

Decided in 561 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Yorkshire Wildlife Park Brockholes Lane Branton Doncaster DN3 3NH. Doncaster has handled 2,989 applications of this type. This one was decided in 566 days, 74 weeks longer than Doncaster's typical decision time. There have been 49 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Finningley. We hold 1,204 applications in total for the DN3 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
DN3 3NH
Application type
Planning FULL Major
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Cantley With Branton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 February 2022
Consultation expiry
6 September 2023
Consultation start
16 August 2023
Consultation end
6 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start
7 March 2022
Neighbour consultation end
28 March 2022
Last date for comments
6 September 2023
Target decision date
23 May 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
84 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 July 2023
Advertisement expiry
17 August 2023
Site notice start
28 July 2023
Site notice end
18 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11068454
Documents
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, 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, National Landscapes, 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.

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  1. 2022
    23 Feb

    Application for full planning permission for details reserved in outline application previously granted…

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  2. 2021
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    Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale in relation to a hotel at 1st and 2nd floors (Use Class…

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  3. 2020
    23 Dec

    Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 25 (Cycle storage facilities) of planning application…

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  4. 2020
    9 Dec

    Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 28 planning application 17/02189/OUTA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/03402/COND
  5. 2020
    11 Jun

    Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 13 and 54 of planning application 17/02189/OUTA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01544/COND
  6. 2019
    14 Oct

    Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale in relation to phase 2 of hub development, incorporating…

    ApprovedReserved mattersRelated19/02499/REMM
  7. 2019
    7 Oct

    Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 42 (contamination) - Phase 1 Hub development,,45 (SBEM…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions19/02424/COND
  8. 2019
    6 Sep

    Approval of details of animal houses and play equipment agreed in principle under 17/02189/OUTA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions19/02135/REMM
  9. 2019
    2 Aug

    Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 11, 26 and 43 of planning application 17/02189/OUTA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions19/01851/COND
  10. 2018
    4 Oct

    Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 46 of planning application 17/02189/OUTA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/02474/COND
  11. 2018
    23 Aug

    Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 27, 57 and 58 of planning application 17/02189/OUTA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/02128/COND
  12. 2018
    20 Jul

    Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 47 (Design Guide) of planning application 17/02189/OUTA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/01819/COND
  13. 2018
    11 Jul

    Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 6,7,8,14,.15,16,18,19,29,30,38,39,40,,49, 50…

    PendingDischarge of conditions18/01724/COND
  14. 2017
    4 Sep

    Proposed re-development of former Addax enclosure.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside17/02226/FUL
  15. 2017
    30 Aug

    Hybrid Planning Application - Change of use of land to facilitate expansion of Yorkshire Wildlife Park…

    ApprovedOutline With Environmental AssessmentPart of17/02189/OUTA

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 Jan

    Display of 7no fascia signs for the Hub buildings at the Hive

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00073/ADV
  2. 2023
    18 Dec

    Erection and operation of an observation wheel at the Yorkshire Hive (retrospective) (without compliance to…

    ApprovedFull Application23/02598/FUL
  3. 2023
    2 Oct

    Erection and operation of an observation wheel at the Yorkshire Hive (retrospective) (without compliance with…

    RefusedDischarge of conditions23/01995/FUL
  4. 2023
    14 Jun

    Creation of new animal house and enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (to be referred to as the 'Golf'…

    PendingPlanning FULL Major23/01229/FULM
  5. 2022
    2 Sep

    Erection of industrial canopy shelter to be used as storage

    ApprovedFull Application22/02036/FUL
  6. 2022
    18 Aug

    Erection and operation of an observation wheel at the Yorkshire Hive (retrospective)

    ApprovedFull Application22/01960/FUL

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