Yorkshire farm seeks permission to expand poultry production

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

A poultry farm in East Yorkshire is seeking planning permission to add two new broiler houses, raising total capacity to 240,000 birds.

Park Farm Poultry Limited is seeking planning permission from East Riding of Yorkshire Council to expand its poultry operation at Park Farm in Bull Lane, Harswell. The proposal involves building two new poultry houses and associated infrastructure on a 3.11 hectare site within the farm's larger 101 hectare holding, which is currently used for arable farming.

The expansion would significantly increase the farm's broiler chicken capacity. The existing four-house poultry unit currently houses 150,000 birds. The addition of two new houses would raise the overall limit to 240,000 chickens, a 60 per cent increase. Broilers are young chickens raised and managed in agricultural settings primarily for meat production.

Each new poultry house would measure approximately 110 metres by 22.3 metres with an eaves height of three metres, providing a floor area of approximately 2,453 square metres per house. The buildings would include feeders, drinkers and fan-assisted ventilation systems for rearing broilers from day-old chicks to finished table weight.

How it is being reported

• More than a million chickens could be raised annually at Yorkshire farm under plansPark Farm Poultry Limited, which operates Park Farm in Bull Lane, Harswell, is seeking permission from East Rising of Yorkshire Council to add two new poultry houses and additional infrastructure on agricultural land.The Press (York) · 16 Oct, 05:00
• More than a million chickens could be raised annually at Yorkshire farm under plansPark Farm Poultry Limited, which operates Park Farm in Bull Lane, Harswell, is seeking permission from East Rising of Yorkshire Council to add two new poultry houses and additional infrastructure on agricultural land.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 16 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Park Farm Poultry Limited · Park Farm · Harswell · East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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