Yes, should be - although most of the recent developments (Tsavo aviary and the wild dogs, for instance) are built in reference to what for the want of a less-cursed phrase I shall call 'the master plan'.
Looking forward to the hotel going up, will save a lot of damn time on the bus, although as it's a while way yet, it's a little early to start wondering how it'll look.
You'll be waiting a while (and it wasn't near proposed for near the entrance anyway). The current entrance zone developments have been scaled down considerably from the original "Natural Vision" plans.
The Backford Hall alternative makes far more sense, and it's unlikely to present anything like the same opposition from residents or special requirements from planners.