TYSON Fury has been forced to withdraw his plans to build a luxury mansion after being knocked out by bats.
The boxer wanted to demolish the eight bedroom dwelling to replace it with a six-bed pad in Cheshire’s “Golden Triangle”, popular with celebs and soccer stars.
9Tyson Fury has been forced to withdraw his plans to build a luxury mansionCredit: parisfury1/instagram
9The boxer wanted to demolish the eight bedroom dwelling to replace it with a six-bed padCredit: Cheshire East Council
9Plans for the lavish property included a swimming pool and hot tubCredit: Cheshire East Council
9The site has become a dumping ground for used carsCredit: Cheshire East Council
Plans for the lavish modern home included a swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi and cinema.
But the ex-heavyweight champ’s plans were thwarted by Cheshire East Council’s eco departments – and he withdrew the application on Wednesday.
Battle-weary Tyson, 35, obviously felt that all the problems were mounting up – and threw in the towel.
Council conservation officer James Baggaley insisted that the planning application couldn’t even be examined until winter to identify if there were any “hibernating bats” – and demanded a new survey in six months time.
Previously, Tyson’s plans hit trouble after bats were found roosting in a loft.
Then he was told birds flocking to his pond or fruit trees maybe a hazard to nearby jets.
Tyson was already having to apply for a special license from Natural England as a protected bat species had been detected around his current home.
He also needed to submit a biodiversity strategy which “should include proposals for the provision of features for nesting birds including house sparrow and, gaps in garden fences to facilitate the movement of hedgehogs, native species planting.”
Another council department wanted him to move his proposed extravagant pad – for the sake of an oak tree.
The new build would have got the green light only if “the development is of overriding public interest” and “there are no suitable alternatives”.
The officer stated that “further consideration be given to moving or modifying the building footprint to avoid encroachment into the root protection area of the oak tree.”
This is the second time Tyson has ditched plans to demolish the original building.
He had also submitted plans to extend and modify the current property, but withdrew that application too, so the future of the estate is yet to be determined.
In December, Fury and his two brothers John Jr and Shane landed in hot water with the courts for renting out a car park on their land.
Dad John was at Chester Magistrates’ Court to defend his sons.
He said he had signed a lease agreement with a valet company and they had done nothing wrong by failing to cough up £82,166 to the council for a car park, which adjoins his house in Styal.
The court also heard he handed ownership of the land to his sons – who are worth over £134 million – following a “fight with the wife 20 years ago”.
John Sr said: “I didn’t even have to be here but I’ve come here today to tell you the boys have nothing to do with anything of it, especially Tyson.
“It’s ridiculous when you’re paying millions of pounds in taxes. He hasn’t lived at that address for 18 years.
“All I’ve done is rent a piece of land out. I have no understanding of any kind of business or what they do.
“It was just an empty yard, that’s all I’ve ever done.”
But District Judge Mr John McGarva ordered the three brothers to pay the business rates bill plus court costs of £17,206 – totalling nearly £100,000.
9Fury and his family pose for a photo promoting their hit Netflix showCredit: Courtesy of Netflix
9The site currently includes a grim-coloured pondCredit: Cheshire East Council
9Fury’s current mansion in Morecambe, which featured in hit Netflix show At Home With the FurysCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvin Media
9Overgrown land currently occupies the site in CheshireCredit: Cheshire East Council
9The council has concerns about the potential loss of treesCredit: Cheshire East Council
