Welsh council admits it should not have approved vast poultry farm

Permission for 110,000-chicken farm in ‘poultry capital of Wales’ withdrawn after legal challenge brought by local pressure groupA local authority has admitted it should not have granted planning permission for a vast broiler unit in the “poultry capital of Wales” after campaigners crowdfunded a judicial review.Powys county council opposed the legal challenge, brought by activists from Sustainable Food Knighton (SFK). Knighton is a small market town near the border with England. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/30/welsh-council-admits-it-should-not-have-approved-vast-poultry-farm #environment #farming #animals #wales #uk_news