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BBC News
13-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans submitted for 160,000-bird poultry farm near Shifnal
A planning application for a new poultry farm housing 160,000 birds has been applicants want to build four poultry houses on land southwest of Manor Farm, Sherrifhales, near Shifnal in land, north of the A5, was approved for use as a pig unit in July 2023 but the applicants now want to use it as a site for broiler chickens "to diversify their business", according to the application.A public consultation on the plans is open until 7 June. The proposals include four poultry houses, each housing 40,000 birds, linked by a 117m-long corridor with an amenity block, as well as feed bins, a shed for dead birds, dirty water tanks and a parking chickens would be reared on the site for about 38 days, beginning when they are a day site would then remain empty for 10 days for cleaning while the next batch of chicks is prepared. The application estimates about 1.2m birds would be processed each year, under standards set out by the Better Chicken Commitment would be removed in sealed trailers to be disposed of via an anaerobic digester in Oswestry. Economic benefits Planning consultant Ian Pick, of Harrison Pick, said the farm would bring economic benefits to the area, including the creation of two full-time jobs."The proposed development will offer a substantial initial cash injection into the rural economy through the construction phase," he said. "[It] will also provide a significant contribution to the associated services industries within the poultry sector."The added value to the local economy through direct and indirect employment for the development is substantial."Mr Pick added that an odour impact assessment suggested any smells emanating from the farm would be largely contained to the immediate vicinity.A landscape mitigation plan includes the planting of trees to shield the view of the Council is expected to make a decision on the plans in August. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
10-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Rowton chicken farm plan hits hurdle over drainage query
A plan to spend £3.5m to develop a 180,000-bird chicken farm has run into site at Barnes Farm in Rowton, near Waters Upton north of Telford, has an anaerobic digester that could be used to turn nearly 2,000 tonnes of chicken manure into gas for the National S V Taylor & Partners, the farming company that runs the site, has been asked to explain how it would stop water getting into the River Tern from the & Wrekin Council's drainage experts said they needed proof of how dirty water would be dealt with in order to remove their objections. They have asked the company for updated documents that include a "drawing showing the full discharge route to the River Tern". The farming business covers 950 acres and is currently operated as a mixed dairy and arable proposal involves building four poultry houses and associated infrastructure such as feed bins and dirty water tanks. Each poultry house would accommodate 45,000 birds, with a total site capacity of 180, farm also has a 5MW anaerobic digester that supplies gas to the National Grid, and the proposal includes processing an estimated 1,984 tonnes of chicken manure through this agent Ian Pick, of the consultancy Harrison Pick, has submitted documents to the council stating that the farm business wants to further Pick said this decision "stemmed from the financial volatility of the dairy and arable sectors".The plan is open for public comments on the council's website. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
