Major investment in county poultry production

The broiler units are being established by two local farmers. One is expanding an existing enterprise while the other is new to poultry production.

Our planning team at Berrys secured the planning consents for the two new sites and we worked closely with the individual farmers and councils to ensure permission was obtained with minimum hassle.

Communication is key to a successful planning application and we were keen to engage with the local community and council at all stages.

The planning permission was achieved at the end of last year for Steven Povall at Corfton Farm, Craven Arms, and Peter Jones at Wistanstow.

Work has already started on one of the sites at Corfton and Peter Jones will add two more units to his poultry site during the spring.

The investment will bring employment for local people for years to come as well as sustaining the longer-term future of the farming businesses.

Consumer demand for poultry meat continues to increase and farmers across the region are keen to be part of this growing sector.

Berrys has a proven track record in obtaining planning consent for poultry sites and we could not be more delighted in the successful outcome of these planning applications in south Shropshire.

Securing planning permission for poultry units can be a challenge.

It is vital that the key issues are identified at an early stage.

Finding the right site which has good and quick access to a strategic highway network is of utmost importance.

In addition, it is important to ensure that sites are integrated well into the local landscape without having adverse impact on visual amenities.

Our planning team has also submitted an application for another four units in south Shropshire – and has plans for a further six in the pipeline across the rest of Shropshire.

We currently have a 100 per cent track record in obtaining consents for these types of schemes.

Stuart Thomas is Berrys' head of planning based at the Shrewsbury office