Chelsea Stadium Plan Hits Snag Due to Cemetery, Bat Roost Issues

Chelsea’s plan for a new stadium is reportedly being thwarted by bats in a nearby cemetery. The Blues are being asked to provide assurances their new stadium won’t endanger species found at Brompton cemetery, according to trade magazine Building (h/t Joanna Bourke of the London Evening Standard).

Chelsea are planning a new facility to replace Stamford Bridge, one costing £500 million. They intend to build on the site of the current stadium, but only if planners receive assurances about the surrounding area and its bats, per Bourke:

But local planners have ordered the Blues — recently joined by the aptly named striker Michy Batshuayi — to explain how the proposals will protect nearby Brompton cemetery …

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