Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Approved on 21 September 2011
Council decision: Grant Conditional PermissionPlanning committee
Proposal
Change of use from woodland to form a bear enclosure and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (grid ref 302531 664623)
- Received
- 5 August 2011
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- West Lothian Council
- Ward
- Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley
- ReceivedReceived5 Aug
- ValidatedValidated8 Aug
- Consult.Consultation7 Oct
- TargetTarget Date7 Oct
- DecidedDecided21 Sep
Decided in 44 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT. West Lothian has handled 3,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 2 weeks quicker 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
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 August 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 7 October 2011
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 October 2011
- Target decision date
- 7 October 2011
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Michael McGowan
- Agent address
- 27 Inchcross Drive, Bathgate, EH48 2HD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 August 2011
- Advertisement expiry
- 7 October 2011
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201631 Mar
Erection of childrens indoor play area building with associated cafe and erection of pygmy enclosure (grid…
WithdrawnPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0240/FUL/16 - 20143 Jun
Erection of an aviary and 2 no. bird enclosures (grid ref. 302429
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0404/FUL/14 - 20143 Jun
Erection of childrens indoor play area building with associated cafe (grid ref. 302365
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0405/FUL/14 - 201428 May
Use of land as an overflow car park (in retrospect) (grid ref. 302389
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0390/FUL/14 - 201428 May
Formation of a wolf enclosure (grid ref. 302506
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0389/FUL/14 - 201428 May
Change of use from animal handling unit to offices (grid ref. 302392
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0391/FUL/14 - 201320 Jun
Change of use of education building to tearoom (class 3) and erection of a 21sqm linked kitchen annex…
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0434/FUL/13 - 201226 Jan
Change of use of woodland to form extension to zoo including bear enclosure (in retrospect), change of use of…
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0280/FUL/12 - 200815 Apr
Extension to house
WithdrawnHouseholderLIVE/0389/H/08 - 200725 Jun
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house relating to zoo park business
WithdrawnPlanning Permission in PrincipleLIVE/0678/P/07 - 200725 Jun
Change of use from agricultural land to form landscaping nursery
WithdrawnPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0677/FUL/07 - 200725 Jun
Change of use from nursery contractors land to zoo park; formation of zoo car & coach parking; siting of a…
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLIVE/0679/FUL/07
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