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The Gatehouse Edinburgh Zoo 134 Corstorphine Road Edinburgh EH12 6TS

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05756/FUL Planning Permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction of a proposed new koala enclosure and associated external works.

As published by the council, reference 25/05756/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/05756/FUL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Parish
Corstorphine + Clermiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH12 6TS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    City of Edinburgh took a median of 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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