June 25, 2010
English chicken farm gets green light for renovation
A chicken farm in Bawdeswell, Norfolk has been given the go ahead to construct six new buildings in place of 11 old farms that will be demolished.
Local reports state that Breckland Council's development control committee has approved plans to build six new farm buildings to be used as breeding houses. Each farm building will be able to accommodate 6,000 birds and the company has also been told it can construct feed units, egg storage facilities and an administration centre.
The 2.45 hectare site at Elsing Lane Farm is used as a broiler breeder site to produce grandparent and parent stocks for chickens used in global meat production.
According to a recent report, historic farm buildings at Abbey Barns in Thetford are to be converted into a new housing development, much to the dismay of local residents.
