Chicken sheds in Shropshire countryside are given full backing

Four poultry sheds to house 180,000 chickens will be built in the Shropshire countryside after the developer agreed at the 11th hour to pay for extra road safety markings.

The chicken sheds and feed bins in Westbury were recommended for approval by planning officers at yesterdays meeting of Shropshire Councils south planning committee.

But when the application was discussed councillors were told the development, south-east of Aston Rogers, would lead to more HGVs on the B4368, which was described as a dangerous road.

Heather Kidd, Shropshire councillor for Chirbury told the meeting in Shirehall that further safety measures were needed.

Some people who use that road travel at huge speeds, she said. Ive heard of several near misses from people using this road regularly. We have been lucky so far but we need double white lines to put a stop to all the overtaking.

They sometimes come off the road when they are hitting the bottom and I have had so many e-mails for people who worried about what could happen.

The flow of vehicles coming out of this site could cause a really nasty accident.

The meeting heard Worthen with Shelve Parish Council, which supported the plans, had asked for some form of speed restriction for more than five years.

Councillors considered deferring the application.

But Sean Jones, of applicants JS Jones and Sons, told councillors the firm would pay 2,000 to have 100metres of double white lines painted along the road .

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Chicken sheds in Shropshire countryside are given full backing