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Aug
Plan to build slurry lagoon at Felliscliffe farm
A developer has submitted plans to build a slurry lagoon at a farm near Harrogate.
Hardcastle Rural Surveyors Ltd, which has lodged the plan on behalf of applicant Stephen Bradley, has proposed to build the lagoon at Inglehurst Farm in Felliscliffe.
The plans would see an earth bank slurry lagoon built at the farm, which would be used to store agricultural waste.
The facility would be located to the east of the farmyard and include 1.3m high wire fencing.
In a planning statement, the developer said the farm, which is a commercial dairy farm, currently holds slurry in a “above-ground slurry store” on the site.
It added:
The existing slurry store at the farm is circa 25 years old and although has had regular maintenance, has reached the end of its useful life and requires replacing as soon as possible.
A report due before a Skipton and Ripon area planning committee said the proposal would also help to “ensure efficiency of the existing agricultural enterprise by prioritising the economic production of good grass crops from on-site produced slurry”.
It added:
The proposal is also required to ensure the farming operation is fully compliant with current and future legislation.
Planning officers on North Yorkshire Council have recommended that the plans be approved.
However, Cllr Nathan Hull, whose division the plans fall within, has brought the application before the planning committee due to the site being located in the Nidderdale National Landscape.
A report due before councillors said there was “local and public interest" in the proposal.
Councillors will make a decision on the plan at a meeting on September 8.
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