Grange Farm
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Object to Factory Farm in Toynton, Lincolnshire
1.3 million birds a year will be housed at Grange Farm.
Click here to view the planning application
Grange Farm, Fenside Road, Toynton St Peter, Lincolnshire, PE23 5DD
There are already 192 factory farms in Lincolnshire alone!
Summary of Dr Bull’s ‘Particulate Matter Assessment’ report
The proposed development for four intensive poultry units at Grange Farm would result in more than 7.5 tonnes of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) being emitted each year.
These emissions would cause damages of more than £1 million pounds over five years.
The concentration increase at some locations would be almost three times higher than at major infrastructure projects like Gatwick Northern Runway.
Exposure to PM2.5 can result in serious health impacts, especially in vulnerable groups such as the young, elderly, and those with respiratory problems.
Planning authorities should consider the impact of developments on air quality in all ambient air, according to Defra. Yet, the application’s Environmental Statement does not do this.
The PM2.5 rate for the development is 7.5 tonnes per year, similar to emissions from 7.5 km of the M25 carrying 160,000 vehicles a day. As the emissions from the poultry houses would be concentrated in a far smaller area, they would have much greater impacts than a motorway.
The predicted increase in PM2.5 for the proposed development is 0.57 µg/m3 at one receptor (Hare Hills Farm) and 0.16 to 0.47 µg/m3 at other nearby receptors. For comparison, the increase at recent major transport infrastructure projects was 0.2 µg/m3 for Gatwick Northern Runway and Luton Airport Expansion.
The damage costs from emissions of air pollutants over five years would be £1,083,131.
Dr Bull concludes: “Given the scale of emissions of PM2.5, the resulting increases in PM2.5 concentrations at nearby receptors and the damage costs, this application is not considered to have complied with the requirements of the Defra Interim Planning guidance.”
Resources
CAFF Comprehensive Objection Letter to Grange Farm
Flyer to drop off in Neighbour’s mail boxes
Air Quality and Odour Assessment, by Dr Bull
Sample Objection Letter Template
Object to the Environmental Permit Application for Grange Farm.
Deadline: August 20!
Why Object?
Factory farms need both planning permission and an environmental permit to operate: in order to prevent Grange farm getting a permit, it is important to object. Follow the instructions below.
Instructions:
Click the object now button below
Fill out the form
At question 4, copy paste:
I object on the grounds of:
1. Address inconsistency (The correct address should be: Grange Farm, Fenside Road, Toynton St Peter, Lincolnshire, PE23 5DD, but a different one, New Lane Poultry Unit, Chapel Lane, Spilsby, PE23 5AL is listed on the EA consultation page).
2. Particulate Matter impacts per the MBAL report submitted by CAFF (accessible here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/682cad4152f5f9059c0c2728/t/6878be417608935c7d0b8c9b/1752743489951/Report+Issue_Air+Quality+Assessment.pdf)
3. Odours from waste and the cumulative impacts of odours
4. Noise from machinery, fans, feed delivery, traffic on site and cumulative impacts of noise.
5. The proposal will cause a nuisance
6. The proposal will have negative impacts on sensitive sites from nitrogen and ammonia
7. Water abstraction impacts have not been assessed
8. Lack of greenhouse gas assessment.
9. Lack of manure management plan, lack of assessment of the impacts of manure.
10. Poor animal welfare, factory farms cannot meet animal welfare standards.
11. No permit should be granted before planning permission is obtained, given the serious environmental impacts expected that must be assessed by the local planning authority, which the EA will not assess.
You can also upload our comprehensive objection OR a copy of the air quality report at question 5.
Comprehensive EA Permit Objection
MBAL Air Quality Report