🚨 Quack-tastrophe in Torfaen! 🚨 A duck barn built on ancient woodland has ruffled some feathers, as it turns out it was set up without planning permission! 🦆🌳
Built from July to September 2024, the barn was nestled in the picturesque South West Uplands Special Landscape Area. But despite its charming looks, it’s a real tough quack for the local council. 🚧😬
Made with a steel frame and wooden cladding, this 23m x 9m barn even boasts a pitched roof over 5m high! However, Torfaen Borough Council planners aren’t charmed; they’ve rejected a retrospective application to keep it. 📏🚫
What’s the quack-cus? The barn was intended to support jobs, as claimed by ‘Tunley’ from Blaen y Cwm Farm, but the council’s Simon Pritchard says that’s not enough to justify bending the rules in such a sensitive area. 🌿❌
The report pecked away at the project’s credentials, highlighting its unwarranted intrusion into woodland and its adverse effects on ecological features and nearby sites. 🌱🚷
Plus, it’s a bit of a lone ranger, sitting about 270m east of the main farm buildings, which doesn’t align with Welsh planning guidelines. 🏞️📏
While the barn remains visible from fields and a public footpath, the swift rise in its construction came at a cost—nature’s been left in the lurch. 🌳💔
What’s your view? Should the barn stay for the sake of jobs, or is preserving our beloved ancient landscapes the real MVP here? 🏆🌍 Share your thoughts below! 💬👇
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