Planning application
Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY
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
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- 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 9 applications since 2022: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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0/53059 Granted
Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY
T8 - 1x decayed oak tree to top at 5m
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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
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0/52878 Withdrawn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
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0/52812 Granted
Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY
Change of use of ancillary residential accommodation to form additional offices
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0/52056 Granted
Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY
Reduce Beech Tree by 25%
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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
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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
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0/49781 Granted
Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY
Construction of single storey extension to existing souvenir shop
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Conwy
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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