Chester Zoo expansion plans
Added/updated: Monday 16 June 2008, Category: News summary
Chester Zoo could undergo expansion works that would see the site triple in size. Leisure Concepts, a design and architecture firm, has put forward a concept proposal for the zoo. The designs include increasing the size of the site to 140 hectares and adding a hotel. The proposal also includes plans for four habitat environments, which would “take visitors on a geographical journey” and a number of water rides that would allow visitors to “explore the animal enclosures in an immersive, up-close themed experience”. The zoo is currently in consultations to take the project through to the planning stage.