Charles Church has started building work to turn the former
Gatwick Zoo into a housing development.
The development, which took 2 years to get planning permission, is on
Green Belt land, and includes 13 homes.
The Lowfield Heath windmill, moved to the site to prevent its destruction
as Gatwick airport was developed, has been handed over to the Windmill
Trust for continued preservation, and a 2 acre area around the mill will
remain undeveloped.
See also the
Granting of Planning Permission
document (PDF), and news articles
[1]
[2]
on the zoo closing
from September 2002.
Gatwick Zoo to be developed for housing