Plans have been lodged to erect a slurry lagoon on a farm in north Shropshire.
An application for an animal waste pit has been submitted for a holding at Newtown Villa Farm near Wem.
"The holding at Newtown Villa Farm operates a dairy enterprise. The dairy herd currently extends to approximately 200 milking cows with a view to increase this to 250 head and are all year-round calving. The herd average is 10,000 litres and the milk is sold to Belton. Additionally, there are 150 dairy youngstock and 150 beef youngstock. The milking herd graze outside spring through to early autumn and then are housed in cubicles on slurry slates throughout the winter.
"The proposal is to construct a lagoon for the storage of slurry produced by the cattle at Newtown Villa Farm. It is proposed to be rectangular in shape and measure 75m x 45m with sloped sides. It is proposed to be 3.25m deep with 0.75m freeboard. The applicant has had a soil test undertaken and the analysis results can be found in the appendix.
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