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Compassion in World Farming Urges People to Object

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 EcotipusComments Off

In addition to formally objecting to the intensive poultry unit at Frochas Farm on the Powys County Council planning application website (full objection letter can be read here), Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) have circulated a mass mailer to its subscribers urging them to object to this factory.

CIWF stated the following on its mailer:

Frochas Farm, Welshpool, has applied to construct an intensive broiler chicken facility, consisting of 3 large sheds with 50,000 birds tightly crammed into each, which could confine over a million chickens per year. The animals, with floor space equivalent to an A4 sheet of paper, will be unable to express many of their natural behaviours. Instead, they’ll be grown as quickly as possible, with little to no regard for their welfare.

This cannot be the future of British farming.

As a local resident, please object to this planning application before the deadline which, as of today, is SUNDAY 11 AUGUST.

CPRW’s Objection to Planning Officer’s Report
February 1, 2021 1:00 pm

The planning officer, Tamsin Law, published her report for the Frochas IPU, 19/0938/FUL. Many independent bodies have reviewed the planning officer’s appraisal and have been disappointed by its recommendations and findings.
CPRW Update: Powys County Council Poultry Planning Frenzy
July 6, 2020 2:54 pm

The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales has sent out the following update and press release to it’s supporters and media highlighting the prolific spread and continuing planning approvals of chicken factories across the county of Powys and the devastating environmental impacts of intensive poultry units (IPUs). “This is the 5th anniversary of our regularly updated list of Planning Applications for Intensive Poultry Units to Powys County Council.
Objection by Cross Britain Way – Macmillan Ways Association
July 6, 2020 2:51 pm

Cross Britain Way, which is part of Macmillan Ways Association, have shared their objection to the proposed IPU application in Frochas with us, which they submitted to Powys County Council Planning recently. Below is the objection letter that they put forward: “My interest in the proposed IPU site is that I created Cross Britain Way (CBW), the first coast to coast long distance footpath which combines England and Wales and is a Macmillan Way which raises funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. CBW includes the right of way that runs across the site towards Frochas Farm on the lane at the top.
Open Letter from residents to Powys Council
May 27, 2020 10:54 am

Open Letter – Powys County Council’s strategic oversight concerning the overall number and continual approval of Intensive Poultry and Factory Farms.
Open Letter: Intensive Poultry Units Pose Serious Public Health Risk
September 22, 2019 11:44 am

Open Letter to the UK Government, National Assembly for Wales, Public Health Wales, DEFRA, NHS, bodies and officials, councils and the media. Are intensive poultry units (IPUs) the next public health scandal and how long can the government and councils underestimate the threat of ammonia from IPUs as it becomes the next silent killer?