Chicken smell the only concern for residents over 'two million bird' poultry farm in village

ONLINE PETITION GARNERS MOST SUPPORT AS LOCALS SEEM OBLIVIOUS TO THE PLAN

- BY JAMIE WALLER Local Democracy Reporter

PLANS for a chicken farm which attracted more than 1,000 online objections have proven less controversial with local residents.

More than two million birds would be raised each year at Newton Grange Farm in Newton for supermarkets.

It has proved one of the most controversial plans handled by North Kesteven District Council, with hundreds of negative comments received from around the country.

However, most local people the Local Democracy Reporting Service spoke to had no idea about the application or its online controversy.

Several said they had no objections as long as there wasn't a bad smell.

The application would be located off the A15, around a mile from the villages of Threekingham and Walcot.

Hilary Wesley from Threekingham said: “I've not heard about the plans at all.