Controversial plans for a poultry unit near Llandeilo have been turned down again. Carmarthenshire Council's planning department said the proposal would unacceptably harm the Dinefwr Estate site of special scientific interest (SSSI), which is a mile away, due to increased ammonia emissions from the 16,000 free range hens.
Background ammonia concentrations at the SSSI, it said, already exceeded a "critical level" for the protection of lichens, bryophytes and their supporting habitat. You can get more Carmarthenshire news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Planning officers said the application provided insufficient and inconsistent information about the management and disposal of manure and dirty water from the proposed unit, the depositing of phosphorous on the hens' ranging area, and the extent of the drainage areas. They said this also applied to the suitability of the water interception ditch proposed on the perimeter of the ranging area, and the type of foul drainage system for toilets planned as part of the project.
