Nocton’s super dairy plans withdrawn
The plans for nearly 4,000 cows at Nocton Heath have been withdrawn. Photo: CETFA
Nocton dairies today announced that it had withdrawn it’s plans for the US-style mega dairy at Nocton Heath.
The plans have reportedly been abandoned because the Environment Agency said that the farm would create an unacceptable risk to pollution of groundwater.
According to an article in the Guardian “the company said in a lengthy statement that the Environment Agency’s “precautionary stance and requests for new information reflect uncertainty with agriculture in general and the design of the modern dairy farm in particular”. It claimed that despite its best efforts to address the agency’s concerns, a “lack of relevant research” meant the company had been unable to provide the reassurances required.”
The withdrawal of the plans is a great relief for those who had been campaigning against the dairy but Nocton Dairies still own the land and their applications for a pipeline and reservoir are still in place.
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