Plans in the light of the Zoo decision of April 26
May 4, 2023
As you will know from reports in the media, Bristol City Council’s
Development Control Committee A voted on April 26th by a 6-3 majority to
grant planning permission (subject to conditions) for the Zoo’s housing
development proposals for their main site. There are now two cooperating
organisations who will be doing all in their power to ensure this
development does not happen: CHIS and Save Bristol Zoo Gardens (SBZ).
Bristol City Council is now obliged to give the Secretary of State
(Michael Gove) the opportunity to call in the Application. He must do this
within 21 days, However, if he needs more time to consider, he can also
order BCC to delay the process of agreeing the conditions and formally
confirming that the Application has been determined. CHIS and SBZ have both
written to the Secretary of State urging the importance of calling in the
Application. If he does so, the matter will be taken out of the Council's
hands.
If the Secretary of State decides not to call in the Application, then
CHIS together with SBZ will look to apply for a Judicial Review (JR). We think
there are reasonable grounds for this. The time limit for lodging a JR
application is 6 weeks after the formal granting of permission.
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