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Millions of chickens and tens of thousands of pigs may be reared on the site.

Food producer Cranswick wants to expand an existing site so it can rear millions of chickens and tens of thousands of pigs a year in Norfolk.

Cranswick supplies meat to major supermarkets and the company said the new site was needed to keep up with demand. She is concerned smells released from animal slurry would affect the people living in the surrounding area as well.Denise Charlesworth-Smith and Shirley De'Ath, co-founders of the Cranswick Objection Group

He added the site would be developed "under modern standards to ensure we are achieving best welfare".Asked about a potential increase in traffic to the local area, he said theThe company said it had worked with National Highways and the increase in traffic was "not considered to be significant".When asked about environmental impact, he said the company would "always complies with the regulations".

 

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