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Application Details
Application number SMD/2022/0556 Application type Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Site address Alton Towers , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4DB Proposal Removal of existing structures and construction of new building to house indoor attraction, associated ground works, infrastructure and landscaping.
Applicant name
Merlin Attractions Operations Limited		 Agent name Miss Sophie Bisby
Applicant address Agent address Lichfields , The Minster Building , london , EC3 7AG
Application status Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Received date 07/10/2022 Valid date 27/10/2022
Fee due 22638.00 Fee paid 22638.00
Determination required date 26/01/2023 Agreed extended date
Case Officer Jo Gregory
Start of Public Consultation period 16/11/2022 End of Public Consultation period 18/01/2023
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Planning Committee Committee date 16/02/2023
Decision Planning Permission - Approved Decision Date 22/06/2023
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date 21/06/2026
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name Address
Alton Parish Council 16 Villa Road, Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7EA
Farley Parish Council 74, Folly Lane, Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 7DA
SCC (Planning) Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
SCC (Flood Risk Management) Staffordshire County Council, Flood Team,
SCC (Education) Principle School Organisation Officer, Staffordshire County Council, 6th Floor, Tipping Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2DH
Environment Agency The Environment Agency, Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RR
Police Liaison Crime Reduction Unit Staffordshire Constabulary,
Severn Trent Water Ltd Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
Historic England 8th Floor, The Axis, 10 Holliday Street, Birmingham, B1 1TG,
SCC (Archaeolgy / Historic Environment) Staffordshire County Council, Environmental Team Historic Environment,
SMDC Environmental Health Environmental Health,
SMDC Trees
SMDC Waste (Operational Services) LEEK
SMDC Operational Services (Leisure / Recreation)
SMDC Regeneration - Economic Development Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Regneration - Planning Policy Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Service Commissioning team
SMDC Conservation Conservation Officer, Town Hall, Buxton,
Cllr Hayley Plimley Alton Ward,
SCC (Highways) C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
02/11/2022 1_Split_LKC 22 1510 Alton Towers PRA
02/11/2022 27_Split_LKC 22 1510 Alton Towers PRA
02/11/2022 33_Split_LKC 22 1510 Alton Towers PRA.
02/11/2022 41_Split_LKC 22 1510 Alton Towers PRA
02/11/2022 98_Split_LKC 22 1510 Alton Towers PRA
02/11/2022 373_104_3 Site Plan as Extg
02/11/2022 373_104_4 Landscape Plan Proposed
02/11/2022 03224.12 FINAL HIA - ATR New Indoor Attraction 29.09.22
02/11/2022 03224_09 Alton Towers Economic Benefits Assessment Report.
02/11/2022 03224_09 Cover letter-30.09.22
02/11/2022 03224_09 FINAL Alton Towers Economic Benefits Assessment Report 29-09-2022
02/11/2022 03224_09 Planning statement 29.09_Part_1
02/11/2022 03224_09 Planning statement 29.09_Part_2
02/11/2022 03224_09 Planning statement 29.09_Part_3
02/11/2022 03224_09 Planning statement 29.09_Part_4
02/11/2022 03224_11 Project Horizon ATR Landscape and Visual Assessment PART 1
02/11/2022 03224_11 Project Horizon ATR Landscape and Visual Assessment PART 2
02/11/2022 03224-09 Existing Structures Photo Schedule 01-11-2022
02/11/2022 03224-09 FINAL Transport Statement 28-09-2022
02/11/2022 9834-HBL-XX-XX-RP-D-0001 DRAINAGE STRATEGY (P02)
02/11/2022 9834-HBL-XX-XX-RP-D-0001 DRAINAGE STRATEGY APPENDICES A-D (P02)
02/11/2022 9834-HBL-XX-XX-RP-D-0001 DRAINAGE STRATEGY APPENDICES E-F (P02)
02/11/2022 9834-HBL-XX-XX-RP-D-0002 DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (P02)
02/11/2022 10281-ELE-XX-XX-RP-YE-51001_v2 Sustainability Statement
02/11/2022 Aerial photo of existing site
02/11/2022 Application Form
02/11/2022 ARS22-297_Alton_Towers_DBA_Edited_Compressed_Part_1
02/11/2022 ARS22-297_Alton_Towers_DBA_Edited_Compressed_Part_2
02/11/2022 ARS22-297_Alton_Towers_DBA_Edited_Compressed_Part_3
02/11/2022 ARS22-297_Alton_Towers_DBA_Edited_Compressed_Part_4
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0101_Rev P02 - Location Plan
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0102_Rev P02 - Site Plan as Existing
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0103-P05 - Proposed Site Plan
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0105_Rev P02 - Demolition Plan
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0201-Rev P01 - Ground Floor Plan
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0202-Rev P01 - Roof Plan
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0301-Rev P04 - Building Sections as Proposed
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0401-Rev P02- Elevations
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0402- Entrance Portal Elevations
02/11/2022 ATPH-SA-XX-XX-DR-A-0403 Container Elevations
02/11/2022 ATR 2022 - project horizon Design_Access_Statement 29-09-2022
02/11/2022 CL03224-09 Alton Towers - Infographic - Sep22 v2
02/11/2022 FINAL 03224-09 Ecological Assessment 29-09-2022
02/11/2022 FINAL Arboricultural Report ATR Project Horizon September 2022
02/11/2022 FINAL CEMP Alton Towers Horizon V3
02/11/2022 P1602 Project Horizon Alton Tower Resort - Noise Assessment Report ISSUE rev1.3
03/11/2022 Consultation Response The School Organisation Team
03/11/2022 Consultation Response Environmental Health
03/11/2022 Public Comment James Green
04/11/2022 Public Comment Victoria Hutson
06/11/2022 Public Comment Oliver Green
07/11/2022 Public Comment Julian Beattie
08/11/2022 Consultation Response Asset Protection Team
10/11/2022 Consultation Response Designing Out Crime Officer
13/11/2022 Consultation Response Alton Parish Council
14/11/2022 Public Comment S & C Green
16/11/2022 Consultation Response SCC Planning
18/11/2022 Consultation Response Environmental Agency
23/11/2022 consultation response scc flood risk team
24/11/2022 Public Comment Paul
25/11/2022 Public Comment Damon Coxon
28/11/2022 Consultation Response Regeneration Officer
30/11/2022 Public Comment M Wilkinson
11/12/2022 Public comment J Rennie
28/12/2022 Consultation Response Conservation
28/12/2022 Consultation Response Historic England
05/01/2023 9834 - UPDATED Permeable Surfaces 0.09ha _0.05m_hr (1_60 over 16m)
05/01/2023 9834 - UPDATED Surface Water Model v3.0
05/01/2023 9834-HBL-XX-DR-D-001 UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY P03
05/01/2023 9834-HBL-XX-XX-DR-D-0502 - UPDATED Proposed Contributing Areas (P03)
05/01/2023 9834-HBL-XX-XX-DR-D-0503 - UPDATED Drainage Strategy Plan (P03)
05/01/2023 9834-HBL-XX-XX-RP-D-0001 UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY APPENDICES A-C (P03)
05/01/2023 9834-HBL-XX-XX-RP-D-0001 UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY APPENDICES D-G (P03)
05/01/2023 9834-HBL-XX-XX-RP-D-0002 UPDATED DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (P03)
10/01/2023 Consultation Response Staffordshire County Council Historic Environment Team
12/01/2023 Consultation Response SCC Flood Risk Management Team
24/01/2023 Consultation Response SCC Historic Environmental Team
25/01/2023 Consultation Response Environmental Health (2)
03/02/2023 Site Plan as Extg
03/02/2023 Landscape Plan Proposed
03/02/2023 Landscape Plan with Felled Trees & RPAs
03/02/2023 BNGs as Proposed
03/02/2023 Planting Plan EAST
03/02/2023 Planting Plan NORTH
03/02/2023 Planting Plan SOUTH
03/02/2023 Planting Plan WEST
03/02/2023 Woodland Planting Outside Red Line
03/02/2023 Woodland Planting ex red line+RPAS & Fells
03/02/2023 Views key plan
03/02/2023 vp 10 (Alton Castle)
03/02/2023 vp 11 in 2023 (Alton Playing Field)
03/02/2023 Horizon BNG Metric
03/02/2023 SWT Response 19-01-2023
03/02/2023 Horizon BNG Metric
03/02/2023 Jo Gregory (Response to Comments Jan 2023)
03/02/2023 Permeable Surfaces
03/02/2023 UPDATED Surface Water Model
03/02/2023 UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY
03/02/2023 UPDATED Proposed Contributing Areas
03/02/2023 UPDATED Drainage Strategy Plan
03/02/2023 UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY APPENDICES
03/02/2023 UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY APPENDICES
03/02/2023 UPDATED DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
03/02/2023 Arboricultural Method Statement ATR Project Horizon January 2023
03/02/2023 Alton Towers Conservation Response
03/02/2023 CEMP Alton Towers Horizon
03/02/2023 D. Woodland Management Plan
03/02/2023 SWT Response 09-01-2022
03/02/2023 Horizon Habitat Plan
03/02/2023 Consultation Response Env Health Final
03/02/2023 Consultation Response Highways Final
03/02/2023 Consultation Response Landscape proposals comments PGLA
03/02/2023 Consultation Response Landscape visual comments PGLA
03/02/2023 Consultation Response Tree officer - final feedback
07/02/2023 consultation response staffs wildlife trust
07/02/2023 final comments staffs wildlife trust
15/02/2023 Woodland Planting Outside Red Line.
15/02/2023 Woodland Planting ex red line+RPAS & Fells
15/02/2023 Arboricultural Method Statement
15/02/2023 Alton Towers Watching Brief
15/02/2023 CEMP Alton Towers Horizon
22/06/2023 Decision

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