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Bugtopia The Zoo Sykes Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8QL

2026/0447/FULAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed Visitors Facilities Redevelopment, including refurbishment of former Bugtopia zoo reception building in to reception building, erection of events and play barns and ancillary external works.

Received
14 April 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 28 October 2026
Ward
Normanton Ward
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Bugtopia The Zoo Sykes Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8QL. Rutland has handled 4,003 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Normanton Ward. We hold 3,196 applications in total for the LE15 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
LE15 8QL
Parish
Empingham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Nick Thrower

Additional information

Documents
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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: Rutland

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