It said the authority had admitted there was no evidence before planning officers to support its conclusion that the impact on neighbours would be acceptable because fields were “unlikely to be spread more than twice per annum”.
“In other words it could not be assumed that the spreading of manure in order to dispose of it would not impact adversely on the local population or on people using the local area for recreation,” SKF said in a statement.
“We are still waiting for the final draft order from the court so that costs can be awarded, but essentially this means that the permission for the IPU development is quashed.