Campaigners hit back at resubmitted chicken farm plans near Grantham thelincolnite.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thelincolnite.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Re-submitted plans for 270,000 bird poultry unit near Grantham spark backlash from animal rights campaigners
| Updated: 09:50, 08 April 2021
A previously-rejected 270,000 intensive chicken farm near Grantham has received backlash from animal rights campaigners after plans were resubmitted to the council.
South Kesteven District Council rejected the proposals in February 2020 due to concerns from the Woodland Trust over the impact of ammonia on a nearby ancient woodland.
This is the second time in a week PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has put pressure on a Lincolnshire council over chicken farm plans. Last week, West Lindsey District Council approved an egg farm with 32,000 hens in Laughterton.
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Previously-rejected 270,000 bird poultry unit near Grantham up for planning approval
| Updated: 16:13, 06 April 2021
A previously-rejected 270,000 bird poultry unit near Grantham is back before councillors next week, and council officers are again recommending approval.
If successful, the plans before South Kesteven District Council on Wednesday, applied for by Adas UK on behalf of Bowler Adams, will see a six-shed farm built at High Dike, in Great Ponton.
The council previously rejected the proposals in February 2020 due to concerns from the Woodland Trust over the impact of ammonia on a nearby ancient woodland.
A layout of the proposed chicken farm. (45890974)
Campaigners and those against the plans at the time said they were âcruelâ and accused it of being a âchicken prisonâ.