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Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

Granted Conwy 0/53335 Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Construction of increased height of existing lower sections to East and West of centre arched section to existing aviary (Resubmission following withdrawal of previous application ref 0/52878)

As published by the council, reference 0/53335

Application record

Reference
0/53335
Type
Full
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: Approved With Conditions
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Decided
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Rhiw
Parish
Cyngor Tref Colwyn Town Council
Decision by
Case Officer
Postcode
LL28 5UY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Conwy register

This site has had 11 applications since 2017: 10 approved, 0 refused.

  • 0/53059 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    T8 - 1x decayed oak tree to top at 5m

    Submitted 5 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 0/53048 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    T1 & T2 Ash crown reduction above path T3 Beech decayed limb reduction above path T4 Laburnum decayed crown reduction above path T5 Oak limb reduction to avoid lemur escape T6 Pine leaning and rubbing adjacent tree to fell T7 Yew reduce to match adjacent topiary

    Submitted 3 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 0/52878 Withdrawn

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    Construction of increased height of existing lower sections to East and West of centre arched section to existing aviary

    Submitted 29 Sep 2025 Full applications
  • 0/52812 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    Change of use of ancillary residential accommodation to form additional offices

    Decided 15 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • 0/52098 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    Change of use of existing sweet shop to visitor information centre. Construction of replacement sweet shop and covered outdoor amenity/activity facility on site of former snow leopard enclosure. Formation of stepped and ramped access to new facilities

    Decided 13 Jan 2025 Full applications
  • 0/52056 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    Reduce Beech Tree by 25%

    Submitted 9 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 0/51916 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    Variation of condtion no 1 of planning approval 0/49758 (Variation of condition no 1 of planning approval 0/37538 (New Centre for Wildlife Skills and Education) to allow for additional time for commencement of development) to allow additional time for commencement of development

    Decided 18 Dec 2024 Full applications
  • 0/50180 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    Construction of boardwalk access adjacent to tigers and red squirrels in lieu of existing steps

    Decided 15 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • 0/49781 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY

    Construction of single storey extension to existing souvenir shop

    Decided 8 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • 0/44171 Granted

    Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy Ll28 5UY

    Alterations and refurbishment of existing public toilet facility together with provision of new public toilet facilities beneath the Safari cafe/restaurant and means of access thereto with timber pagoda at junction of ramp saccess with existing path

    Decided 24 Nov 2017 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by Conwy

  2. 7 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approved With Conditions

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Conwy granted permission on 17 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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