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EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the conversion of The French House from a dwelling to a boutique hotel, conversion of outbuildings to ancillary storage/support use with a canopy link, construction of five sleeping pods to the south and west gardens, a social canopy, new pathways for guests and giraffes, new access road from Aldington Road into the site, new car park providing 50 spaces and a shelter with WC, new marquee with temporary WCs to be used as a 65 guest capacity wedding venue and expansion of restaurant.

Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks Aldington Road Lympne Hythe Kent CT21 4PD

ClosedReference: Y19/0004/SCRFolkestone and Hythe Council

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Application summary

Status
Closed
Application type
Screening Opinion - TCPA EIA 2006
Received
23 May 2019
Validated
23 May 2019
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe Council

Application overview

EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the conversion of The French House from a dwelling to a boutique hotel, conversion of outbuildings to ancillary storage/support use with a canopy link, construction of five sleeping pods to the south and west gardens, a social canopy, new pathways for guests and giraffes, new access road from Aldington Road into the site, new car park providing 50 spaces and a shelter with WC, new marquee with temporary WCs to be used as a 65 guest capacity wedding venue and expansion of restaurant.

Proposal details

Reference
Y19/0004/SCR
Ward
Hythe Rural
Parish
Lympne

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Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks Aldington Road Lympne Hythe Kent CT21 4PD

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Documents 11 of 11

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Standard Consultation LetterDocument · PDF27 Jun 2019View
Consultation ResponsesDocument · PDF2 Jul 2019View
Standard Consultation LetterDocument · PDF27 Jun 2019View
Scoping/Screening OpinionDocument · PDF23 May 2019View
Standard Consultation LetterDocument · PDF27 Jun 2019View
Consultation ResponsesDocument · PDF11 Jul 2019View
Standard Consultation LetterDocument · PDF27 Jun 2019View
Consultation ResponsesDocument · PDF17 Jul 2019View
Scoping/Screening OpinionDocument · PDF30 Sept 2019View
Standard Consultation LetterDocument · PDF27 Jun 2019View
Screening/Scoping - Supporting InformationDocument · PDF30 May 2019View

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