Overview
- Uttlesford District Council confirmed the permit allows up to 12 marmosets at Fripps Farm in Lindsell, Essex, with the licence running to 2029.
- Marsh said the licence will let her take in surrendered animals as many owners may not meet new standards under England's 2024 primate licensing rules.
- The decision follows her court victory last June overturning the council’s 2024 refusal of a wild‑animal licence that cited noise and incidents such as a baby meerkat taken to a pub.
- The council said there are no lemurs at the sanctuary now and that she would need to apply to vary the licence to keep them in future.
- In a separate case, Marsh denied an assault charge linked to a January incident at the farm and was bailed to face trial in May next year.