Nearly £3,000 raised for Bridgnorth chicken fight
An appeal set up to raise the funds required to take legal action against a planned chicken farm has now reached more than £2,800.
The Tasley Chicken Factory Farm Action Group has raised a judicial review against Shropshire Council after planning approval was granted for a 210,000-bird unit in Tasley, near Bridgnorth.
Campaigners say the review cites “inadequacies” in the manure management report and the council’s “failure to take account of the impact of spreading manure from the chicken farm on the residents of Bridgnorth”.
The group launched an online appeal to help fund the process and the funds raised so far has allowed the first stage – of submitting a pre-action protocol letter to Shropshire Council – to go ahead. A new post on the online crowdfunding page – crowdjustice.com – says solicitors are busy preparing for the next step.
It says: “We are fast heading towards that crunch point, and need as much funding as humanly possible to continue the fight to prevent this travesty from happening to our lovely communities of Bridgnorth and Tasley.”
The planning application initially received more than 300 objections in total before it was approved by Shropshire Council’s planning committee in August. The plans for Footbridge Farm involve four poultry buildings, gatehouse and water tank.
Protesters have expressed concerns over smell, dust and the potential health implications it could cause.
Previously, agent Ian Pick, who represents the applicants, said that the plans meet relevant criteria.
To support the campaign group’s appeal go to crowdjustice.com
