'Life-size T-Rex skeleton' approved to be built in Essex garden
'Life-size T-Rex skeleton' approved to be built in Essex garden
Plans for a life-size skeleton sculpture of a T-Rex dinosaur in the garden of an Essex home have been approved. Braintree District Council has given the green light for the structure to be built and installed in Halstead.
Planning documents state the sculpture of the Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur, which went extinct around 65 million years ago, would be at a property on Sloe Hill in the Essex town. It will be installed near to a lake around 45 metres away from the house.
The sculpture would have a length of 11.8 metres, a width of 2.5 metres and a height of 5.1 metres. The sculpture is constructed with an anti-rust steel frame and fibre glass, with a steel base encased in concrete that would be buried below ground.
The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the fiercest predators of its time. They were able to grow up to 12m long and 6m tall and could run at speeds of up to 20 km/h (around 12mph).
Braintree District Council received no comments from Halstead Town Council, environmental health or Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish Council. The proposal received mixed views from locals though.
A resident on Colchester Road commented: "I think this is a great idea. I wish I had the space to build a life sized dinosaur skeleton on my land. I see no reason why the council should not grant this."
":I can't believe that anyone could argue that this proposed monstrosity is in keeping with the Essex countryside," a resident of Wendell Crescent told the council.
The proposal was approved by Braintree District Council on the condition it is built within three years. No external lighting shall be installed or operated in connection with the sculpture at any time to protect the dark skies of the surrounding countryside.
Plans for a life-size skeleton sculpture of a T-Rex dinosaur in the garden of an Essex home have been approved. Braintree District Council has given the green light for the structure to be built and installed in Halstead.
Planning documents state the sculpture of the Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur, which went extinct around 65 million years ago, would be at a property on Sloe Hill in the Essex town. It will be installed near to a lake around 45 metres away from the house.
The sculpture would have a length of 11.8 metres, a width of 2.5 metres and a height of 5.1 metres. The sculpture is constructed with an anti-rust steel frame and fibre glass, with a steel base encased in concrete that would be buried below ground.
The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the fiercest predators of its time. They were able to grow up to 12m long and 6m tall and could run at speeds of up to 20 km/h (around 12mph).
Braintree District Council received no comments from Halstead Town Council, environmental health or Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish Council. The proposal received mixed views from locals though.
A resident on Colchester Road commented: "I think this is a great idea. I wish I had the space to build a life sized dinosaur skeleton on my land. I see no reason why the council should not grant this."
":I can't believe that anyone could argue that this proposed monstrosity is in keeping with the Essex countryside," a resident of Wendell Crescent told the council.
The proposal was approved by Braintree District Council on the condition it is built within three years. No external lighting shall be installed or operated in connection with the sculpture at any time to protect the dark skies of the surrounding countryside.
