Council planners have refused the latest application at a controversial poultry farm in Norton Lindsey.

The farm at Warwick Hill was at the centre of a five-year planning battle to have two new chicken sheds built which it ultimately won in 2024.

A planning application for six new houses was then submitted for the site at the end of last year, but was this month refused by Warwick District Council.

The outline scheme would have seen the current road access closed and a new one created.

The council said there were three key reasons for refusing the proposal.

"The location of the proposed development lies outside of the settlement of Norton Lindsey, which in itself is not considered to benefit from the requisite services or facilities to support the day to day living of future occupiers of the proposed dwellings," the report said.

"As such, it is not considered that the site would offer a genuine choice of transport modes, with there set to be a reliance upon the private car for future occupiers to access day to day services.

"As such, the proposal is considered to be in an unsustainable location."

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Planners also said the scheme was "inappropriate development" in the green belt despite the applicant arguing the land was grey belt.

"Finally, the proposed development is not considered to reflect the prevailing character of the area," the report added.

Two previous applications for homes in 2016 (nine homes and two chicken sheds) and 2017 (two homes and two sheds) were also refused.

Click here to see the latest application.

(Header image by David P Howard via geograph.org.uk)