Planning permission has been promptly and unanimously granted for the development of a replacement poultry rearing farm near Crieff.
Councillors raised no issues or questions when the application went before Perth and Kinross Council’s planning and placemaking committee.
Aviagen Ltd sought planning permission for four rearing sheds, a storage shed, office and staff welfare facility Purreldeggie Poultry Farm, Innerpeffray, Crieff
The facility, which will house up to 26,000 birds – up to 6,500 in each shed – was recommended by council officers for approval subject to planning conditions.
The report of handling stated the four new sheds would be built to the west of and replace the existing timber-framed sheds built in the 1960s and 1980s.
The current operation is a breeder laying farm producing fertile eggs.
The new facility will be a pedigree rearing farm – not rearing the birds directly for meat but for selection as breeding stock.
The new facility is intended to “modernise and repurpose the existing poultry farm” and “maximise bird welfare”.
Nitrogen objection
Following an objection from the Woodland Trust, PKC called for modelling of ammonia dispersal and nitrogen deposition demonstrating it would be “insignificant”.
This was submitted then reviewed by both PKC’s biodiversity officer and the Woodland Trust.
Planning conditions were added in relation to biodiversity and tree and hedge planting.
Perth And Kinross Heritage Trust registered no objection subject to a programme of archaeological works being submitted due to the site being in a sensitive archaeological and landscape area.
There were no deputations and councillors did not raise any issues or ask any questions.
Content with the application, it was unanimously approved subject to the numerous conditions contained within the report.
