Trust to remove unsafe Attenborough Nature Reserve bridge
In March, the trust said flooding and the discovery of high voltage cables close to the planned route had delayed its bid for planning consent.In an update in July, the trust said an application would soon be submitted to Broxtowe Borough Council, and that feedback from the planning authority had been "positive and constructive".It added the bridge's technical design work was also under way.
The Works Bridge - which forms part of an existing bridleway - was closed before the trust purchased the reserve in 2020.It was reopened as a footpath only, as it could not be repaired to a standard required for a bridleway. But in 2023 another safety inspection of the bridge identified it was no longer safe for anybody to use, and it was closed once more. Erin McDaid, head of communications at the trust, previously said the "contentious" closure had "been a real source of frustration".
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