Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Approved on 14 February 2025
Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
Proposal
Erection of an education building (in retrospect)
- Received
- 9 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- West Lothian Council
- Ward
- Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley
- Agent
- QB Wood Architects
- ReceivedReceived9 Aug
- ValidatedValidated16 Aug
- Consult.Consultation24 Feb
- TargetTarget Date15 Oct
- DecidedDecided14 Feb
Decided in 182 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT. West Lothian has handled 3,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 189 days, 18 weeks longer than West Lothian's typical decision time. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley. We hold 292 applications in total for the EH55 postcode area.
88% of full applications at West Lothian Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EH55 8PT
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Polbeth
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 August 2024
- Last date for comments
- 24 February 2025
- Target decision date
- 15 October 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- QB Wood Architects
- Architect profile
- QB WOOD ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- The Station Masters Office Station Road South Queensferry EH30 9JP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 31
- Constraints
- 40
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
14 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202312 Oct
Erection of 2.4m high perimeter fence and installation of 3m high holding area fence within bear enclosure
ApprovedPlanning Application0856/FUL/23 - 20233 Apr
Erection of porcupine enclosure (in retrospect)
ApprovedPlanning Application0309/FUL/23 - 202316 Feb
Erection of extension to events barn
ApprovedPlanning Application0135/FUL/23 - 20231 Feb
Erection of a education building
WithdrawnPlanning Application0079/FUL/23 - 202214 Dec
Erection of 2 beaver enclosures (in retrospect)
ApprovedPlanning Application1162/FUL/22 - 20226 Dec
Erection of rusty spotted cat enclosure (in retrospect)
ApprovedPlanning Application1141/FUL/22 - 20229 Nov
Formation of external pool within existing enclosure to form penguin enclosure
ApprovedPlanning Application1055/FUL/22 - 202227 Jun
Change of use of land to form extension to zoo, 1.8m high zoo boundary fencing, erection of 2 cheetah…
ApprovedPlanning Application0586/FUL/22 - 202227 Jun
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 (relocation of palisade fence…
ApprovedPlanning Application0585/FUL/22 - 202231 May
Formation of 150 space car park with 6 coach spaces (in retrospect) (variation to planning permission…
ApprovedPlanning Application0503/FUL/22 - 202225 Apr
Erection of shelter building and enclosure for clouded leopards (in retrospect)
ApprovedPlanning Application0370/FUL/22 - 202120 Sep
Erection of 2 toilet blocks (in retrospect)
ApprovedPlanning Application0968/FUL/21 - 20205 Nov
Erection of events barn (to replace existing events marquee)
ApprovedPlanning Application1023/FUL/20 - 202031 Aug
Formation of 150 space car park with 6 coach spaces (in retrospect)
ApprovedPlanning Application0750/FUL/20
Source: West Lothian
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