{"id":108062,"date":"2021-01-11T16:31:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T16:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=108062"},"modified":"2021-01-11T16:31:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T16:31:57","slug":"cate-blanchett-wins-permission-for-meditation-room-at-sussex-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/cate-blanchett-wins-permission-for-meditation-room-at-sussex-mansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Cate Blanchett wins permission for meditation room at Sussex mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cate Blanchett wins permission for meditation room at her &#8216;haunted&#8217; \u00a34.9m Sussex mansion despite discovery of bat colony<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Australian star lodged the plans for her home in Crowborough, East Sussex<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She wants to replace two buildings with a modern garden office and a studio<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But\u00a0 plans were halted after the discovery of bat droppings in the old buildings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Council planners have green lit proposals but want a special strategy\u00a0drawn-up<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett has won planning permission to build a garden office complete with meditation room at her &#8216;haunted&#8217; \u00a34.9million mansion &#8211; despite the discovery of a colony of bats.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian star, 51, wants to demolish a cottage and shed on the grounds of her stunning manor in Crowborough, East Sussex.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Oscar winner plans to replace the dilapidated buildings with a contemporary garden office, kitted out with a studio and meditation room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However The Lord of the Rings star and her husband Andrew Upton, 54, were forced to hit the brakes on the demolition plans earlier this year,\u00a0<span>after the discovery of bat droppings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Council chiefs have now given the green light to the proposals, but have demanded a plan for the bats is put together and approved first.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/11\/15\/37868266-9134637-Hollywood_actress_Cate_Blanchett_has_won_planning_permission_to_-m-51_1610379216255.jpg\" height=\"543\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett has won planning permission to build a garden office complete with meditation room at her &#8216;haunted&#8217; \u00a34.9million mansion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/11\/15\/37868264-9134637-image-a-35_1610378279245.jpg\" height=\"328\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Australian star, 51, wants to demolish a cottage and shed on the grounds of her stunning manor in Crowborough, East Sussex (pictured)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/11\/15\/37868262-9134637-image-a-36_1610378321384.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two-time Oscar winner plans to replace the dilapidated buildings (pictured) with a contemporary garden office, kitted out with a studio and meditation room<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/11\/15\/37868248-9134637-image-a-37_1610378363577.jpg\" height=\"386\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Council chiefs have now given the green light to the proposals (pictured: An elevation plan), but have demanded a plan for the bats is put together and approved first<\/p>\n<p>Like all bats in the UK, brown long-eared bat and the common pipistrelle bats are protected in law.<\/p>\n<p>Despite both species being widespread throughout the UK, numbers of bats generally have declined dramatically due to the impact of humans on feeding habitats and sight lines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/11\/15\/37869122-9134637-image-m-39_1610379020241.jpg\" height=\"173\" width=\"274\"><\/p>\n<p>The common pipistrelle is the UK&#8217;s most common bat<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that the population of the pipistrelle, the most common bat in the UK, declined by 70 per cent between 1978 and 1993.<\/p>\n<p>They have started showing signs of recovery in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside being the most common, the pipistrelle is also the smallest UK bat. Bats of this species are so small in fact, that they can fit inside a matchbox.<\/p>\n<p>However they have a mighty appetite &#8211; often eating up to 3,000 insects a night.<\/p>\n<p>They generally live for up to five years and are seen between April and October.<\/p>\n<p>This is similar to the brown long-eared bat &#8211; a medium sized bat with, as the name suggests, big ears.<\/p>\n<p>As with all UK bats, they are nocturnal, only coming out at night to feed on midges, moths and other flying insects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of a report, it was found that the shed, where the &#8216;tranquil retreat&#8217; was due to be built, was deemed to have &#8216;high suitability for roosting&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The cottage, meanwhile, was found to have a &#8216;low suitability&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However both will require a licence to carry on knocking them down.<\/p>\n<p>According to planning documents lodged with Wealden District Council, return-to-roost surveys and DNA analysis of droppings confirmed &#8216;the presence of a common pipistrelle bat summer roost&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is also a potential occasional brown long-eared bat feeding roost,&#8217; the report adds.<\/p>\n<p>Common pipistrelle bats and brown long-eared bats are both considered to be protected species.<\/p>\n<p>Any buildings containing a roost cannot be demolished without a European Protected Species licence from Natural England.<\/p>\n<p>The plans to demolish the garden buildings have now been approved, but the council states: &#8216;Emergence and return-to-roost surveys, alongside DNA analysis of droppings, have confirmed the presence of a common pipistrelle bat summer roost and a potential occasional brown long-eared bat feeding roost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Prior to the demolition of any of the existing buildings on site, a bat mitigation strategy shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This shall include details of the mitigation and compensation measures to be adopted and details of the European Protected Species licence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is to identify and ensure the survival and protection of important species and those protected by legislation that could be adversely affected by the development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Works shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The state of the art studio and office, which will have three levels and a walled lavender garden, will also have to install &#8216;bat boxes&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, under the plans, a special &#8216;bat loft&#8217; to be incorporated into the design.<\/p>\n<p>Previous occupants of the mansion, built in the 19th century on 13 acres of land, include Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Doctor Who actor Tom Baker.<\/p>\n<p>The Victorian country home has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms and five reception rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9134637\/Cate-Blanchett-wins-permission-meditation-room-haunted-4-9m-Sussex-mansion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cate Blanchett wins permission for meditation room<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":108061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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