Yet another appeal has been lodged to try and force through plans to build two replacement poultry houses on Ward Hill, in Norton Lindsey.

After two proposals had already been thrown out by Warwick District Council and subsequent appeals lost, another application to redevelop the site was thrown out by councillors at the start of 2023.

Members, alongside an objection from Warwickshire County Council's highways department, raised concerns about access to the site.

But now the applicant has once again appealed the council's decision to the planning inspectorate saying there was enough information to show the farm was safe for vehicles to enter and exit.

"With regard to manoeuvring space within the site, by the time of the fifth committee meeting (10 January 2023), an abundance of evidence had been submitted about the type of agricultural vehicles accessing the site and to demonstrate those vehicles can manoeuvre in a safe and convenient manner," the appeal documents said.

The appeal added: "Prior to determination and post-determination, the applicant has provided sufficient evidence about the vehicular access so that the proposal does not conflict with Policy TR1 of the Warwick District Local Plan 2011-2029.

"Therefore the objection from the LPA [local planning authority] has been resolved. And the appeal should be allowed."

It is nearly 20 years since the first plan was dismissed for the replacement units and other applications for housing on the site have also been rejected.

Norton Lindsey Parish Council objected to the latest plans along with more than 100 residents who raised a number of concerns including problems with odour, light pollution and the access although the council's environmental health officer had raised no concerns.

Ward member Cllr Jan Matecki also objected. He said at last year's planning meeting: "The application has been heard several times previously under one guise or another and been rejected on every occasion. 

"I particularly draw your attention to two previous applications, W/05/1754 and W/08/0146, which were heard in 2007 and 2010 respectively and which were rejected by Warwick District Council. The decisions were upheld by different inspectors, appointed by the Secretary of State to review the appeals made in both of these applications.

"The fundamental reasons for rejecting the applications, and subsequently verified by the inspectors after appeal, are still valid, if not more so, today."