The set up of an digital hen deterrent system on a outstanding Scarborough city centre building has been permitted.
North Yorkshire Council stated the supplies used have been “not complementary” however hoped that lowered hen waste would “improve the function and appearance of the high street.”
The system shall be put in on Barclays Bank, on Newborough, alongside the building’s roofline and window sills and lintels on the east and north elevations of the positioning.
Planning officers stated that the late-Victorian period building “contributes positively to the appearance of the area” and thought of the influence of the event in town’s conservation space.
No objections to the plan have been raised by the authority’s environmental well being group and no representations have been acquired from members of the general public.
While not objecting to the proposal, the council’s ecologist famous that work to take away “redundant pigeon nests and nesting material” ought to be undertaken “out of bird nesting season unless the appropriate licence has been obtained by Natural England”.
The planning authority stated that the proposed supplies couldn’t be thought of complementary to the building however that it “appreciated” the necessity for the intervention.
It added that the chosen deterrent system was thought of preferable to “alternative deterrent methods such as bird spikes which are considered to harm the appearance of the host building”.
Planning officers additionally stated that because the deterrent “would prevent bird waste from damaging the building further” the proposal would have “a positive impact on the character and appearance of the building” and constituted a public profit.
The plan was permitted by the council topic to circumstances.
