Sustainability 2

Safe and secure vibrant community

CFL have chosen to position the development in close proximity to a large number of residential properties, putting the health and welfare of the local community at risk , so the development definitely fails to meet this requirement.

There is increasing understanding of the effects of particulate matter on the health of receptors and how it can have serious, chronic effects. The air in hen sheds would rapidly become toxic to the livestock and workers inside if there wasn't efficient ventilation to exhaust these pollutants as a plume emitting from the vents in the roofs of the sheds. Residents are therefore exposed to long term exposure of low levels of these pollutants.

Additionally, there will be light pollution, noise pollution and increased traffic, all of which will bring stress to local receptors.

An enhanced, protected and enjoyed natural and built environment

There is absolutely no way in which this development enhances the local environment. The scale of the two buildings is totally out of proportion with anything in the area and it is located in the middle of open countryside, remote from any farm buildings. The fact that a public footpath (which invades the privacy of local residents) has been included in the proposal fails to compensate for the loss of visual and practical amenity and one has to question the health and safety aspects of using this footpath, given the emissions from the hen sheds. If this development is accepted then it destroys any concept of Angus residents living in a protected environment.

In summary, this proposal fails to meet the three basic requirements of Angus Council for a sustainable development.