Egg production site approved despite noise and smell concerns

A FREE-RANGE egg production site with up to 32,000 hens has been given approval despite residents' concerns over noise and smell.

- BY MARK SMITH, LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER

Cheshire West and Chester Council's planning committee rubber-stamped plans for the site on farmland off Wrexham Road in Pulford.

The facility will feature two linked buildings for the hens, with the development also including feed bins, underground dirty water tank, drainage pond, access track and upgraded road access, all spread across 73 acres.

But it had caused concern in the small village of Pulford. A petition opposing the scheme with 144 names had been submitted along with more than 60 objections.