Permission has been granted for anti-climbing spikes to be installed on a bank in the heart of Newport.
HSBC, on the corner of St James Street and Pyle Street in the Island’s county town, wants to stop people climbing on its roof.
Rotating metal security spikes
Now it can install rotating metal security spikes, which would be powder-coated black, on the edge of the wall which connects it with CEX.
Currently, there is a parapet wall between the two flat roof levels which people have used to climb up from one store to the other.
Preventing access to the roof
They would be installed to prevent access to the roof for both safety and security reasons.
The Isle of Wight Council gave permission for the spikes to be installed last week and set a three-year timeframe.
The authority said the spikes would be barely visible from street level.
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