Shropshire farmers hatch new chicken sheds plan

A road could be built to take farm traffic away from a Shropshire village if plans to build sheds for up to 180,000 chickens are approved.

The controversial plans for farm land in Lilleshall were thrown out by Telford planners last month.

But now they have been amended and resubmitted and will go back before councillors next week and this time they have been recommended for the go-ahead.

An amended application has been lodged by H Timmis Farms to build four poultry houses and a biomass fuel storage and heating building at Littlehales Manor Farm.

The changes to the original application will see one of the proposed sheds nearly halved in size, while a new access road is proposed to take farm traffic from the centre of the village.

The poultry buildings would house about 45,000 birds each.

Last month, planning officers recommended members of Telford & Wrekin Councils planning committee refuse the application saying scale, mass and design of the proposed building failed to respect and respond positively to the visual amenities of the area.

But now officer Emma Green said the new application had overcome the issues and would have additional benefits for the local community by removing existing farm traffic of Pitchcroft Lane and Littlehales Road.

Church Aston Parish Council had previously voted to object to the plans on the grounds of highway safety but said the alternative route now being proposed was welcomed.

The proposed road was also welcomed by members of Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote Parish Council.

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