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Pig farm plans refused by councillors
06/10/2022 @ 01:44
Councillors have refused plans for a pig farm near Newtown.
Powys County Council’s Planning committee, yesterday (Weds) discussed a planning application by Jeff Hopkins of Bank Farm, Aberhafesp.
Mr Hopkins wanted to build to have a new livestock building for straw-based pig rearing with associated feed bin, hard standing area, landscaping, and drainage pond at the family run traditional beef and sheep farm.
The building would be 80 metres in length, 15.5metres in width a height of 7.6metres and will included a covered manure store.
If the proposal went ahead, piglets would be delivered to the farm at 28 days old.
They would then be reared in the building for around 20 weeks until they reached a finished weight – and then leave.
The process of fattening the pigs – would see them grow from a start weight of seven kilograms and leave having hit 105 kilograms.
It had been anticipated that this process would happen just twice a year.
Agent Ian Pick had said that any manure produced in unit would be removed from the farm every month by specialist contractors.
Pig manure would not be stored or spread on the farm.
The proposal was in front of councillors due to the “level of concern” that the proposal has generated locally which included 120 objections
The concerns raised were due to the effect it would have on local ecology, more transport journeys, increasing pollution, smell and manure spreading and the impact this could have on people’s health.
There were also 51 letters lodged supporting the proposal.
Principal planning officer Gemma Bufton advised councillors that they should refuse the application as: “it would have a significant adverse effect on the Gregynog SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) through ammonia contributions.”
A Powys County Council spokesman said: “This application was refused a per recommendation in the report.”
Powys County Council’s Planning committee, yesterday (Weds) discussed a planning application by Jeff Hopkins of Bank Farm, Aberhafesp.Mr Hopkins wanted to build to have a new livestock building for straw-based pig rearing with associated feed bin, hard standing area, landscaping, and drainage pond at the family run traditional beef and sheep farm.
The building would be 80 metres in length, 15.5metres in width a height of 7.6metres and will included a covered manure store.
If the proposal went ahead, piglets would be delivered to the farm at 28 days old.
They would then be reared in the building for around 20 weeks until they reached a finished weight – and then leave.
The process of fattening the pigs – would see them grow from a start weight of seven kilograms and leave having hit 105 kilograms.
It had been anticipated that this process would happen just twice a year.
Agent Ian Pick had said that any manure produced in unit would be removed from the farm every month by specialist contractors.
Pig manure would not be stored or spread on the farm.
The proposal was in front of councillors due to the “level of concern” that the proposal has generated locally which included 120 objections
The concerns raised were due to the effect it would have on local ecology, more transport journeys, increasing pollution, smell and manure spreading and the impact this could have on people’s health.
There were also 51 letters lodged supporting the proposal.
Principal planning officer Gemma Bufton advised councillors that they should refuse the application as: “it would have a significant adverse effect on the Gregynog SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) through ammonia contributions.”
A Powys County Council spokesman said: “This application was refused a per recommendation in the report.”
By Elgan Hearn, LOcal Democracy Reporting Service
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