Polytunnels over frost-sensitive plants banned by local government. They “blight” the scenery!
The use of polytunnels - long plastic tunnels -
by the British soft fruits farming industry is under the microscope at a court
hearing.
The use of polytunnels - long plastic tunnels - by the British soft
fruits farming industry is under the microscope at a court
hearing.
The operator of a farm near Godalming, in Surrey, wants the High Court to overturn a ruling that the tunnels need planning permission.
The Hall Hunter Partnership’s lawyer said they were “an agricultural use of land” - and exempt from planning rules.
Opponents believe the polytunnels are “a blight on the landscape”.
Hall Hunter bought the 469-acre Tuesley Farm in 2003 and has grown strawberries, raspberries and blackberries there.
The tunnels extend the growing season and the soft fruits farming industry argues that production would be harmed if planning laws restricted their use.
A campaign group set up by more than 80 families living near Tuesley Farm have condemned the polytunnels as being part of “an enormous industrial farming operation” on green belt land.
There’s a ranch down the road from me that I don’t like being there. Maybe I can get it shut down because the cows are really ugly?
The operator of a farm near Godalming, in Surrey, wants the High Court to overturn a ruling that the tunnels need planning permission.
The Hall Hunter Partnership’s lawyer said they were “an agricultural use of land” - and exempt from planning rules.
Opponents believe the polytunnels are “a blight on the landscape”.
Hall Hunter bought the 469-acre Tuesley Farm in 2003 and has grown strawberries, raspberries and blackberries there.
The tunnels extend the growing season and the soft fruits farming industry argues that production would be harmed if planning laws restricted their use.
A campaign group set up by more than 80 families living near Tuesley Farm have condemned the polytunnels as being part of “an enormous industrial farming operation” on green belt land.
There’s a ranch down the road from me that I don’t like being there. Maybe I can get it shut down because the cows are really ugly?
Posted: Thu - December 14, 2006 at 11:33 AM