Plans for ‘wildlife hospital’ refused
PLANS for an “urgently needed” wildlife rehabilitation centre in East Yorkshire have been refused after they were branded “hideous”.
East Riding Council’s Eastern Area Planning Committee refused plans from Ren’s Rescue which moved to the site off Patrington Road, Winestead, after outgrowing its owners home and garden. Charity founder Pamela Maunsell told councillors there was a desperate need for expanded wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the area as they expect to help more than 1,000 animals this year.
But Rich Kelly, owner of the nearby White Hall country house, said approving the plans would open the floodgates for further development in the local countryside. Councillors rejected the plans on Monday, March 11, after council officers recommended they be refused.
The proposals featured a manager’s home as well as a reception and triage centre along with barns and enclosures for animals including hedgehogs, water and garden birds, gulls and pigeons.
They also feature soft-release pens where foxes, badgers and other mammals could learn to fend for themselves as well as specialist treatment units. The centre would be built in around 4.7ha of leased by Ren’s Rescue and since 2019
However, officers stated there was no need for an on-site home and parts of the site were a risk of flooding.
Planning documents stated that the functioning of the centre would be put at serious risk if the application was refused. A total of 303 comments were lodged in support of the plans while there were 18 objections.
Ms Maunsell said the site was ideal as it would be away from nearby roads and its structures would be screened by trees and not visible from spring to autumn. land used