West Midland Safari Park Spring Grove Bewdley DY121LF
Approved on 20 April 2016
Council decision: Approved FULL/OUTPlanning committee
Proposal
Hybrid Application: Outline application for hotel (maximum 250 bed) (use Class C1) conference centre (maximum 5700m2)(use class D2) and spa (maximum 550m2)(use class D2), reprofiling of land to the east of Bunkers Hill with spoil from the development, lan
- Received
- 22 September 2014
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Ward
- Historic Ward
- ReceivedReceived22 Sep
- ValidatedValidated22 Sep
- Consult.Consultation25 Aug
- TargetTarget Date17 Nov
- DecidedDecided20 Apr
Decided in 576 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 576 days, 75 weeks 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
- Data Maching FULL/OUT
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bewdley
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 September 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 25 August 2015
- Consultation start
- 11 August 2015
- Consultation end
- 25 August 2015
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 May 2016
- Last date for comments
- 25 August 2015
- Target decision date
- 17 November 2014
- Committee meeting
- 15 September 2015
- Permission expires
- 20 April 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 20 Western Avenue Mitton Park Abingdon OX14 4SH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 23 October 2014
- Advertisement expiry
- 13 November 2014
Additional information
- Comments
- 0
- Documents
- 0
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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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 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 - 20085 Sep
Installation of replacement leisure ride.(Shark Island)
ApprovedFull application08/0841/FULL
Source: Wyre Forest
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