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Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats?

Questions have been asked after HS2 said it had to apply for more than 8,000 consents.
Top stories - BBC News - November 11
Bat safety shed will cost £100m, says HS2 chairman

Sir Jon Thompson tells a conference there is "no evidence high-speed trains interfere with bats".
Top stories - BBC News - November 7
HS2 spent £100mn on tunnel to protect rare bats

Kilometre stretch of steel mesh one of many planning requirements that has driven up costs, says project chair
World - Financial Times - November 7
Reeves’ Budget gives green light to HS2-Euston tunnel

Chancellor pledges to speed up private investment in redevelopment of central London station
World - Financial Times - October 30