Cononsyth Farm News Today

Angus Council has issued the controversial Cononsyth chicken farm with a temporary stop notice, yet work on sheds at the site has continued.

Angus planners want to approve a development between Arbroath and Forfar that will house 64,000 free-range chickens for egg production.

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Formal plans have been lodged to build two large hens sheds in Cononsyth. The plans, which would house 64,000 birds, have upset locals.

© SYSTEM Dozens of residents in rural Angus have launched a campaign objecting to plans that could see 64,000 hens brought near their community. Proposals by Cononsyth Farm, which have yet to be formally lodged with Angus Council, could see two large hen sheds erected to house 32,000 birds each, for egg production. Local residents, dubbed the Cononsyth Protest group, have launched a website outlining why they oppose the plans. The group, made up of about 30 neighbours, have been hosting regula...