FORMER Oasis star Noel Gallagher is planning to build a state-of-the-art woodland gym in his new multi-million-pound mansion in East Meon.

The singer has lodged an application to add the exercise space to his seven-bedroom property in Drayton Lane, which he bought last May for £8million.

The building is to be located in an area of semi-woodland, in close proximity to other outbuildings on site.

Within the application lodged with South Downs National Park Authority said: “The building has been designed to provide for a home gym.

“The building is to be located in an area of semi-woodland, in close proximity to other outbuildings on site, and close to a secondary access to the site.

“The scale of the building is proportionate to the overall size of the property.

“The property benefits from far-reaching views over the surrounding hills.”

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Mr Gallagher submitted plans in September to remove a wall on the first floor and create an enlarged dressing room and ensuite bathrooms.

But active discovering an active bat roost in the roof, the singer asked ecologists to determine if the work would disturb the protected species.

After several visits, including analysing bat droppings, they determined that no work to the country home should be done between last November and this March to avoid any potential disturbance to hibernating bats.

The Hampshire mansion was previously home to renowned interior designer Philippa Thorp, who bought the property for £3.6million in 2007.

Thorp undertook an extensive refurbishment of the house, with a 1960s extension which was painted pink on the outside and every other colour on the inside.

The Grade II mansion has also been the home of William Douglas Home, the younger brother of ex-Tory Prime Minister Alec Douglas Home.