Villagers have voted to roundly oppose the prospect of one of the biggest industrial livestock farming sites in the UK being built on their doorstep.
Methwold and Feltwell Parish Councils have each submitted statements objecting to Cranswick’s plans to create the site, which would house 714,000 chickens and 14,000 pigs.
At two packed public meetings members listened to concerns from worried residents, which included an increase in traffic and air pollution.
Cranswick hopes to knock down the disused sheds and build 14 pig ‘finishing’ buildings at the site in Methwold. Picture: Owen Sennitt
Members of the public now have until January 24 to have their say on the proposals, after the consultation period was extended following a council mix-up.
Cranswick was invited to attend the meetings but declined to visit in person, worrying the event could be ‘hijacked by activists’, instead offering to meet virtually.
The plans have faced intense backlash from animal rights groups, nature charities and even Quorn, the vegetarian food giant which has warned it may have to close its site in Methwold if plans are approved.