A CARE organisation has submitted a planning application to build a new home for Long-eared bats.

Nugent Care wants to demolish a building on the grounds of St Catherine’s Secure Centre on Blackbrook Road.

Blackbrook House, one of number of adjoining buildings on the site, has not been used as a residential building for many years, although its second floor is used for administration work.

It is believed the bats, which are classed as a protected species, have been nesting in the building’s loft.

The plans propose creating a new building to house the bats to ensure planning regulations are followed.

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