West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF
Approved on 4 October 2016
Council decision: Approved FullPlanning committee
Proposal
Construction of an education, research and media centre, and associated works
- Received
- 11 August 2016
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Ward
- Wribbenhall And Arley
- ReceivedReceived11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Aug
- Consult.Consultation1 Jan
- TargetTarget Date6 Oct
- DecidedDecided4 Oct
Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF. 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 31 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Wribbenhall And Arley. 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
- 11 August 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 1 January 2099
- Consultation start
- 15 August 2016
- Consultation end
- 1 January 2099
- Last date for comments
- 1 January 2099
- Target decision date
- 6 October 2016
- Committee meeting
- 20 September 2016
- Permission expires
- 4 October 2019
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 August 2016
- Advertisement expiry
- 15 September 2016
- Site notice start
- 17 August 2016
- Site notice end
- 7 September 2016
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.
- 202626 Jun
Construction of 2no. safari lodges with associated external works
PendingApplication26/0505/FUL - 202617 Jun
Construction of 2no. safari lodges with associated external works
PendingFull Application26/0504/FUL - 202629 Jan
New covered entrance canopy to create bag checking area
ApprovedApplication26/0063/FUL - 20257 Nov
Construction of 1No. safari lodge and associated works
ApprovedFull Application25/0833/FUL - 202416 Dec
Partial demolition (walls) of an existing muck clamp and construction of four rhino safari lodges
ApprovedFull Application24/0850/FUL - 202413 Dec
Construction of concrete base and concrete panelled muck clamp
ApprovedFull Application24/0847/FUL - 202413 Dec
Demolition of existing White Lion house and erection of new quarantine building on the same footprint
WithdrawnFull Application24/0843/FUL - 202419 Aug
Discharge of Condition 7 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of Planning Application 23/0540/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/0548/CR - 202419 Aug
Discharge of Condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of Planning Application 23/0666/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/0547/CR - 202311 Aug
Demolition of existing treetops venue including separate toilet block, construction of new treetops venue in…
ApprovedFull Application23/0601/FUL - 202311 Aug
Construction of new Coffee Shop and external seating area
ApprovedFull Application23/0600/FUL - 202320 Jul
Construction of a Carnivore House and 4No. safari lodges
ApprovedFull Application23/0540/FUL - 20236 Mar
Installation of biomass boiler room
ApprovedFull Application23/0160/FUL - 20228 Dec
Proposed wildlife and vet facility, including single storey vet building, hay barn, feed store, meat and fish…
ApprovedFull Application22/0994/FUL - 20223 Aug
New Lion House, installation of fencing around animal holding area and 24ha paddock, together with erection…
ApprovedFull Application22/0648/FUL - 202224 May
Screening opinion for solar development at West Midland Safari Park
ApprovedEIA - Screening Opinion22/0431/SCR - 20219 Nov
Proposed Sumatran Tiger House, External Holding Area, Paddock, Viewing Areas, Paths and 4 no. Safari Lodges
ApprovedFull Application21/1059/FUL - 202012 Mar
Variation of Condition 14 attached to Planning Permission 19/0451/FULL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20/0215/S73 - 202011 Mar
Erection of 2.4 metre high perimeter fence, located inside of existing fence
ApprovedFull Application20/0219/FUL - 201920 Dec
Conditions 6,8,11 and 15 of Planning Permission 19/0451/FULL
PendingDischarge of conditions19/2088/CR
Source: Wyre Forest
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