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West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

Granted Wyre Forest 19/0451/FULL Full application

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

Proposal

Creation of elephant exhibit, carnivore (cheetah) exhibit, ungulates house, muck clamp, construction of 8 No. Accommodation lodges, new road links and associated landscape and infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 19/0451/FULL

Application record

Reference
19/0451/FULL
Type
Full application
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Jul 2019
Validated
12 Jul 2019
Decided
24 Sep 2019
Ward
Wribbenhall And Arley
Parish
Bewdley
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
DY12 1LF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wyre Forest register

This site has had 15 applications since 2018: 11 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0505/FUL Awaiting decision

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Construction of 2no. safari lodges with associated external works

    Submitted 18 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0504/FUL Awaiting decision

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Construction of 2no. safari lodges with associated external works

    Submitted 17 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 25/0833/FUL Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Construction of 1No. safari lodge and associated works

    Decided 11 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 24/0548/CR Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of Planning Application 23/0540/FUL

    Decided 12 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/0547/CR Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of Planning Application 23/0666/FUL

    Decided 12 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 23/0160/FUL Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Installation of biomass boiler room

    Decided 24 Apr 2023 Full applications
  • 22/0994/FUL Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Proposed wildlife and vet facility, including single storey vet building, hay barn, feed store, meat and fish freezer

    Decided 14 Apr 2023 Full applications
  • 22/0431/SCR Decided

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Screening opinion for solar development at West Midland Safari Park

    Decided 20 Jul 2022 Outline
  • 21/1059/FUL Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Proposed Sumatran Tiger House, External Holding Area, Paddock, Viewing Areas, Paths and 4 no. Safari Lodges

    Decided 17 Mar 2022 Full applications
  • 20/0215/S73 Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Variation of Condition 14 attached to Planning Permission 19/0451/FULL to allow retention of existing Cheetah shelter for 5 years (until 1st July 2025)

    Decided 24 Jun 2020 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jul 2019

    Received by Wyre Forest

  2. 24 Sep 2019

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 20/0215/S73 Granted

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Variation of Condition 14 attached to Planning Permission 19/0451/FULL to allow retention of existing Cheetah shelter for 5 years (until 1st July 2025)

    Decided 24 Jun 2020 Amendments
  • 19/2088/CR Awaiting decision

    West Midlands Safari Park Kidderminster Road Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 1LF

    Conditions 6,8,11 and 15 of Planning Permission 19/0451/FULL

    Submitted 20 Dec 2019 Conditions

Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wyre Forest granted permission on 24 September 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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