Summary
CAMPAIGNERS say that if plans for a major pig farm are approved it could have repercussions for other beauty spots in East Devon. As reported in the Echo, residents in Venn Ottery are battling plans for a pig breeding and rearing unit, slurry store, drainage pond and access track. A planning application has been submitted for the site west of Collyhead Farm.
It will house 3,640 pigs - 740 sows and 2,900 piglets - and was submitted by Chris Down, of Crealy Farms near East Budleigh, in September. The proposals include three buildings each measuring hundreds of square feet and a slurry lagoon to hold the waste produced by the site with the capacity to hold 2,900 cubic metres. Members of the Venn Ottery Action Group have reiterated that the valley's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) status will be at risk. They are now calling on people throughout East Devon to comment on the application on the district council's website by the end of today. They also fear the tourist industry may suffer.See the full content of this document
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