West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

23/0601/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 1 March 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing treetops venue including separate toilet block, construction of new treetops venue in same location

Received: 11 August 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Wyre Forest District Council
Ward: Wribbenhall And Arley
Agent: Painter Architects Limited

ReceivedReceived11 Aug
ValidatedValidated11 Aug
Consult.Consultation11 Sep
TargetTarget Date25 Feb
DecidedDecided1 Mar

Decided in 203 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition 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 203 days, 22 weeks 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: Medium
Parish: Bewdley

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 August 2023
Consultation expiry: 20 September 2023
Consultation start: 14 August 2023
Consultation end: 11 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 14 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 4 September 2023
Last date for comments: 20 September 2023
Target decision date: 25 February 2024
Permission expires: 1 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent: Painter Architects Limited
Architect profile: PAINTER ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: 5 Bewdley Hill Kidderminster DY11 6BS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 198 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 30 August 2023
Site notice end: 20 September 2023

Appeal history

3337619

Dismissed

Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 5 June 2024Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12344777
Documents: 11
Constraints: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Gates and Gate Piers About 275 Metres North of Spring GroveOn this site · +2 more
Green belt: Wyre Forest

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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

Source: Wyre Forest

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