Chicken farm plans approved by council

The development will be situated near the village of Brandesburton

A chicken factory farm, capable of housing over 200,000 birds, has been approved.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council approved a planning application to demolish six existing poultry houses near Brandesburton and replace them with four modern alternatives.

The site would be able to accommodate a total of 204,000 birds over 11,000 sq m (118,400 sq ft) of floor space.

Access to the development would be via the existing farm entrance off New Road, which connects to Catfoss Lane.

Submitted planning documents said the existing poultry houses on the site were "not in operation".

Following development, the site has already been granted permission from the Environment Agency for broiler chicken production, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Broiler chicken are a specific type of chicken raised primarily for meat production.

Documents also state the site will be "permanently moving over to the RSPCA assured higher welfare standard."

The poultry houses will be constructed from a steel frame with olive green sheeting.

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