West Midland Safari Park Spring Grove Bewdley DY121LF
Approved on 28 August 2007
Council decision: Approved FullPlanning committee
Proposal
Retention of staff carpark for animal reserve staff.
- Received
- 5 July 2007
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Ward
- Historic Ward
- ReceivedReceived5 Jul
- ValidatedValidated5 Jul
- Consult.Consultation27 Jul
- TargetTarget Date30 Aug
- DecidedDecided28 Aug
Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at West Midland Safari Park Spring Grove Bewdley DY121LF. Wyre Forest has handled 2,383 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Wyre Forest's typical decision time. There have been 40 other applications at this address. We hold 1,844 applications in total for the DY12 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Wyre Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DY12 1LF
- Application type
- Full application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bewdley
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 July 2007
- Consultation expiry
- 27 July 2007
- Consultation start
- 6 July 2007
- Consultation end
- 27 July 2007
- Last date for comments
- 27 July 2007
- Target decision date
- 30 August 2007
- Committee meeting
- 14 August 2007
- Permission expires
- 28 August 2010
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- 4 Lion Street
- Agent address
- 4 Lion Street Kidderminster DY10 1PT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: Wyre Forest
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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Associated applications
- 20076 Jul
Retention of hard standing for maintenance and car parking area
RefusedFull applicationFiled alongside07/0694/FULL - 20075 Jul
Retention of staff carpark for animal reserve staff.
This applicationApprovedFull07/0683/FULL - 20075 Jul
Retention of childrens play area and associated rides.
ApprovedFull applicationFiled alongside07/0685/FULL - 20075 Jul
Retention of general storage area.
ApprovedFull applicationFiled alongside07/0686/FULL - 20075 Jul
Retention of hard surfacing for maintenance and car park area.
RefusedFull applicationFiled alongside07/0687/FULL - 20075 Jul
2 no portacabins for use as staff canteen and rest room on car park opposite Spring Grove House.
ApprovedFull applicationFiled alongside07/0688/FULL
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201422 Sep
Hybrid Application: Outline application for hotel (maximum 250 bed) (use Class C1) conference centre (maximum…
ApprovedData Maching FULL/OUT14/0591/FMAJ - 20149 May
New Wolf House
ApprovedFull application14/0260/FULL - 20143 Mar
Construction of a new Ride Inspection Facility
ApprovedFull application14/0120/FULL - 20146 Feb
Conversion of existing building to retail kiosk, Creation of Dinosaur exhibit, Erection of building for…
ApprovedFull application14/0075/FULL - 201313 Mar
Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 5 of Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact…
ApprovedEnv Impact Assessment Screening request13/0153/EIASC - 201213 Jul
Creation of otter exhibit
ApprovedFull application12/0431/FULL - 201118 Jul
Erection of new Lion House with associated fencing, compounds and septic tank
ApprovedFull application11/0434/FULL - 201119 May
Erection of structure to provide handwash facilities
ApprovedFull application11/0293/FULL - 201118 Jan
Erection of refreshment servery building and covered picnic area along with childrens play area following…
ApprovedFull application11/0027/FULL - 201017 Nov
Conditions 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of Planning Permission 10/0531/FULL
Condition ApprovalDischarge of conditions10/2055/CR - 201016 Aug
Various tree works
ApprovedApplication for TPO trees10/0473/TREE - 201011 May
Non-material Amendments to Planning Permission 08/0055/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment10/9009/NMA - 201011 May
Non-Material Amendments to Planning Permission 08/0055/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment10/9010/NMA - 201030 Apr
Fell yew tree in maintenance yard
ApprovedApplication for TPO trees10/0248/TREE - 201031 Mar
Reduce and reshape lime tree (tag No. 274) located in the amusement park area
ApprovedApplication for TPO trees10/0183/TREE - 200919 Aug
Entrance foyer for Tree Top pavilion
ApprovedFull application09/0589/FULL - 20095 Jun
Detached toilet building
ApprovedFull application09/0397/FULL - 200927 Mar
Remove lower branches of a mature Beech (Tree 251);remove lower branches of mature Beech(Tree 256);fell…
ApprovedApplication for TPO trees09/0222/TREE - 200912 Feb
Fell sycamore (tag No 219) and an oak (tag No. 220)
ApprovedApplication for TPO trees09/0101/TREE - 200814 Oct
Use of land as amusement park for more than 10 years
ApprovedCert of Lawful Dev Existing08/0914/CERTE
Source: Wyre Forest
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