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Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT

LIVE/0280/FUL/12Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 October 2012

Council decision: Grant Conditional PermissionPlanning committee

Proposal

Change of use of woodland to form extension to zoo including bear enclosure (in retrospect), change of use of existing house to administration/ancillary staff accommodation building, erection of an education building and erection of a house and garage (grid ref. 302506 664575)

Received
26 January 2012
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.23 Aug
  4. Target23 Aug
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 182 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT. West Lothian has handled 3,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 271 days, 30 weeks longer than West Lothian's typical decision time. There have been 12 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
District
2737

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 April 2012
Consultation expiry
23 August 2012
Neighbour consultation start
27 April 2012
Neighbour consultation end
23 August 2012
Last date for comments
18 May 2012
Target decision date
23 August 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Michael McGowan
Agent address
23 Honeywell Avenue, STEPPS, North Lanarkshire, G33 6HS

Planning decision

Statutory period
121 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 May 2012
Advertisement expiry
23 August 2012

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    31 Mar

    Erection of childrens indoor play area building with associated cafe and erection of pygmy enclosure (grid…

    WithdrawnPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0240/FUL/16
  2. 2014
    3 Jun

    Erection of an aviary and 2 no. bird enclosures (grid ref. 302429

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0404/FUL/14
  3. 2014
    3 Jun

    Erection of childrens indoor play area building with associated cafe (grid ref. 302365

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0405/FUL/14
  4. 2014
    28 May

    Use of land as an overflow car park (in retrospect) (grid ref. 302389

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0390/FUL/14
  5. 2014
    28 May

    Formation of a wolf enclosure (grid ref. 302506

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0389/FUL/14
  6. 2014
    28 May

    Change of use from animal handling unit to offices (grid ref. 302392

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0391/FUL/14

Source: West Lothian

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