King Charles risks angering neighbours with ‘unpleasant’ move | Royal | News
King Charles made a decision that may not have made him the most popular person among his Norfolk neighbors. The King will open a large mud pit in fields near Prince William and Princess Catherine’s home at Anmer Hall amid fears “unpleasant odors” could cause problems for residents.
Submission of planning permission documents King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District Council A look at the terrain shows that the pit will be the size of four Olympic swimming pools and will store animal manure before fertilizing the surrounding fields. The fertilizer will be used to improve crops on 2,700 hectares of farmland, including varieties of wheat, barley, beans and oats.
While the project is certainly exciting for the environmentally conscious King, who has often spoken of his interest in sustainable agriculture, there are fears that the “smelly” lagoon will cause problems for local residents.
After the plans were revealed, local resident Tim Harewood said: “It’s going to be a big manure lake and it’s going to be very smelly, which won’t be good for Prince William and his family when they go to their countryside home to relax.”
A statement sent King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District Council The planning application said: “The proposals include the creation of a manure storage lagoon to serve a large, established site of approximately 2,700 hectares.
“This is grown to grow crops including modern and traditional varieties of wheat, barley, beans and oats, as well as a range of heritage grains. “The agricultural holding includes a significant herd of Aberfield sheep and Beef Shorthorn cattle, producing organic, 100% grass-fed meat.
“As part of the site’s ongoing conservation management, an arable land has been converted to agroforestry, which involves the integration of crops and animals within woodland or among trees, to increase biodiversity. A variety of trees have since been planted, including cider, pear, plum, quince, mulberry and walnut, in addition to wildflower strips.”
“The proposed development will provide a new manure storage lagoon to provide manure storage capacity to serve the field network surrounding the application area.”
Prince William and Princess Catherine were gifted Anmer Hall as a wedding gift and lived there full-time between 2015 and 2017, when William served as a search and rescue pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
