Traveller evictions start on Derbyshire car park
Bailiffs and council officers have been at the site
Travellers camped in the Matlock Station car park for several months are being evicted (Image: Derby Telegraph)
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Travellers have started to be removed from a Derbyshire car park where they have been camped for months.
Rabbit processor seeks permission for Derbyshire factory T&S Rabbits has submitted plans to Derbyshire Dales District Council to build a food production plant in the village of Hognaston, near Carsington Water.
The documents, submitted by Willis & Co on behalf of T&S owner Phil Kerry, also include plans for a dwelling for rural workers.
The Design and Access Statement says the location is screened from view by trees and hedgerows, with the existing rabbit farm on the site having demonstrated it is financially viable.
Food preparation
“In order to continue to grow the business, the applicant requires an additional building for cooking and food preparation,” the document said.
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Row over rabbit slaughterhouse near Derbyshire beauty spot
The owner wishes to build a facility to process rabbits
If given the go ahead the rabbit processing plant would be built on land off Turlowfields Lane, near Carsington Water (Image: Google Maps)
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