**Document:** Wildlife Officer Duplicate Letter
**Application:** 07/02297/B — Removal of a chimney stack
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2008-02-25
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** consultation / consultation_response
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/84477-braddan-kewaigue-school/documents/1519183

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# Wildlife Officer Duplicate Letter

## Department Of Agriculture, Fisheries And Forestry
Rheynn Eirinys, Eeastaght as Keyllyyn

**Isle of Man**
Government
*Reiltys Elian Vannan*

**Wildlife and Conservation Division,**
Knockaloe Farm,
Peel, Isle of Man, IM5 3AJ
Telephone: (01624) 843109
(01624) 695740 direct line
Fax: (01624) 844374
e-mail: richard.selman@gov.im

**Chief Wildlife and Conservation Officer:**
Elizabeth Charter, MSc, MIEEM, CEnv, MCMI

Miss EJ Callow
Secretary to the Planning Committee
DoLGE
Murray House
Mount Havelock
Douglas

16th January 2008

Dear Miss Callow,

### PA 07/2297 Remove chimney at Kewaigue School

I have visited this site and agreed recommendations with the Department of Education Works Division. My recommendation is that the work is done at Easter (late March/early April). More than 1 week is necessary to ensure that the work can be completed in the school holidays and Christmas is not an option for building work. The May-August period is known to be an active period for bats at this site and should be avoided if possible, otherwise a bat exclusion would be required during the pupping season (May-August). Easter is therefore the best time. This would require an extension to the timing condition if consent were forthcoming.

If the work receives consent, I suggest the following condition.
*The works may take place only after the end of August and must be completed by the end of April.*

It is understood that the chimney would be removed to just below the roofline and left open at the top within the roof, so that there is no chance of trapping bats that may find their way in.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Richard G Selman
Wildlife & Conservation Officer (Zoologist)

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/84477-braddan-kewaigue-school/documents/1519183*