Roman Abramovich’s dream of a new stadium is running into a very odd trouble, as the plans face a big barrier over the threat to bats’ habitat, Evening Standard reports.
Chelsea are awaiting for their plans of a new £500m stadium built on the site of Stamford Bridge to be approved by the Hammersmith and Fulham council.
But the local planners are demanding the club to explain, how will the proposals protect the nearby Brompton cemetery, which also happens to be the home of an ample bunch of bats (not including our goal machine Michy ‘Batman’ Batshuayi).
A spokesman for the Bat Conservation Trust stated that in any type of building process, animals and wildlife have to be carefully considered.
Wildlife should be an integral part of any development process and planning authorities have a legal obligation to consider if bats are likely to be affected by a proposed development.
Confirmation is required regarding the effects of vibration during construction on the west walls and catacombs of Brompton cemetery.
[There is a] lack of detail and certainty over the phasing and demolition and construction programme.
The club however responded claiming to be taking care of the problem, since they recently received the final plans for the program.
As part of the normal planning procedures, we had requested some further information from the developers.
That has now been submitted to us and once we have gone through all information provided, there will be a further round of public consultation.
