Animal encounter experience at Rhosyn Farm, Barton Gate, Barton-under-Needwood
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by East Staffordshire Planning Committee on 24 Feb 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
Retention of an animal encounter site
The application sought retention of use as an animal encounter experience, including a toilet/shower building, paddock, reception building and parking.
“P/2024/01084 Retention of use as an animal encounter experience including the retention of a toilet/shower building, enclosed paddock area, and reception building, including associated parking areas and retention of a passing place along the access road. Rhosyn Farm, Scotch Hills Lane, Barton Gate, Barton under Needwood, DE13 8DE. An officer presentation of the application was made to members of the Committee.”
Minutes
Members discussed the application
Members discussed the application before a motion was put forward to approve it subject to amended conditions.
“A motion was put forward by Councillor C. Whittaker which had been duly seconded by Councillor S. McKiernan to APPROVE application P/2024/01084 subject to the amended conditions and informatives.”
Minutes
Traffic control and restricted use
Conditions tied operation to the approved traffic control measures and restricted the permission to the animal experience use only.
“This permission authorises only the use applied for, i.e. the animal experience, and notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order, this permission shall relate to this use and for no other purpose.”
Minutes
Approved
Members voted to approve the application subject to the amended conditions and informatives.
“Condition 1 – Approved Plans/Documents The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans subject to compliance with other conditions of this permission: 1:2500 Location Plan dated as received on 23.02.2026 1:500 Block Plan dated as received on 17.09.2025 1:100 Reception Building Floor Plans and Elevations dated as received on 19.09.52025 1:100 Toilet and w.c.”
Minutes
Sources
- East Staffordshire Planning Committee minutes, 24 February 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of East Staffordshire's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
Committee decisions and nationwide planning applications, in one API
The Plota API returns planning applications from every council we cover, each with its decision, whether a committee or officers decided it, and the committee date. Build it into your own tools.
See the API →At the meeting
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- Date
- Tuesday 24 February 2026
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
- All decisions
- East Staffordshire committee decisions →
This committee's year
10 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.