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Search the Public Notice PortalA planning application to demolish a village hall in Tillingham has been refused.
The application was for the removal of the village hall on Vicarage Lane, Tillingham, Essex.
The timber of the building is in a state of disrepair and ,considered to be dangerous, especially as it stands on the grounds of a children’s pre-school.
However, Tillingham Village Council objected to the demolition, citing insufficient information regarding bats, a European Protected Species, roosting in the building.
The council noted that the building material could provide roosting features, and the photographs submitted did not adequately prove otherwise.
A preliminary roost assessment (PRA) by a qualified ecologist will be required before any approval is granted.
Government standing advice mandates bat surveys if the area includes structures or trees that bats tend to use.
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The development site is also within the Amber Zone for Great Crested Newt District Level Licensing.
However, since the proposed work involves only demolition with no existing vegetation to be removed, the likelihood of affecting the newts is minimal.
Despite this, precautionary mitigation measures are deemed necessary due to their known presence in the wider area.
Planning permission would be required as the building is in a designated conservation area and exceeds 115 cubic metres in volume.
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