Plan for Norfolk megafarm rejected by councillors over environmental concerns

A megafarm that would have reared almost 900,000 chickens and pigs at any one time has been blocked by councillors in Norfolk over climate change and environmental concerns. Councillors on King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough council unanimously rejected an application to build what would have been one of the largest industrial poultry and pig units in Europe. More than 12,000 objections were lodged against the farm near the villages of Methwold and Feltwell, and 42,000 people signed a petition against it. Objections came from a local campaign group, NGOs including WWF, Sustain, FeedBack, and the RSPB, as well as

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