Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway Colwyn Bay Conwy LL28 5UY Data via plota.co.uk

0/53335 - Full Approved
Schools, care & communityExtensions & alterations

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 ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Mar 2026
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Validated
7 Apr 2026
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Committee
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Case Officer · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Conwy Planning Committee on 12 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the changes would improve bird welfare without harming the green wedge or other material considerations.
  • There were no public representations, while consultees raised no objection, subject to tree protection measures.
  • Members supported the application and resolved to grant conditional permission, with the tree measures included as a condition.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site and history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public representations and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Conwy's committee minutes of 12 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Registered park or garden about 26 m away: Colwyn Bay: The Flagstaff
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Local nature reserve about 220 m away: Pwllycrochan Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Conwy
Application type
Full
Postcode
LL28 5UY
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Case Officer

How this decision compares

Decided in 132 days from validation, 86 days slower than Conwy's median of 46 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
140decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Conwy in the last twelve months, from validation. Conwy decision record →

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Change of use of ancillary residential accommodation to form additional offices
0/52812
2025 Approved
T8 - 1x decayed oak tree to top at 5m
0/53059
2025 Approved
T1 & T2 Ash crown reduction above path T3 Beech decayed limb reduction above path T4 Labu…
0/53048
2025 Withdrawn
Construction of increased height of existing lower sections to East and West of centre ar…
0/52878
2024 Approved
Construction of single storey link extension between existing buildings, extension to exi…
0/52216
2024 Approved
Change of use of existing sweet shop to visitor information centre. Construction of repla…
0/52098
2024 Approved
Variation of condtion no 1 of planning approval 0/49758 (Variation of condition no 1 of p…
0/51916
2024 Approved
Reduce Beech Tree by 25%
0/52056
2024 Approved
Construction of replacement staff toilet facilities incorporating unisex disabled toilet…
0/51558
2024 Approved
Removal of Cupressus Macrocarpa tree
0/51561
2023 Approved
Construction of replacement staff toilet facilities incorporating unisex disabled toilet…
0/50888
2023 Approved
Construction of additional indoor housing facility and extension of gibbon enclosure to n…
0/51183
2023 Approved
Approval of condition no 5 (Ecological Survey) of planning approval 0/50180 (Construction…
0/51174
2023 Approved
Re-siting of existing CCTV mast to zoo cark park area
0/50551
2022 Approved
Construction of boardwalk access adjacent to tigers and red squirrels in lieu of existing…
0/50180
2022 Approved
Construction of single storey extension to existing souvenir shop
0/49781
2022 Approved
Construction of replacement payment kiosk to provide disability compliant accessible work…
0/50074
2022 Approved
Construction of field shelters to wild horses and fallon deer enclosure (2 no shelters) a…
0/49541
2018 Approved
Display of 1 no. non illuminated fence mounted sign
0/45850
2018 Approved
Approval of matters required by condition 4 & 6 of planning consent 0/44171 (Alterations…
0/45283
2017 Approved
Alterations and refurbishment of existing public toilet facility together with provision…
0/44171
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2018 Approved
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2018 Refused
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2017 Approved
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Removal of existing conservatory and erection of extension to dwellling
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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