New owners for waste plant site

The plant was larger than the district council allowed

The site of a former waste rendering plant in Norfolk could be used for storage and distribution if new owners are given the go-ahead.

Former owner Banham Compost was at the centre of a planning row for years because of the scale of the site at Clay Hall Farm in Great Witchingham.

Norfolk County Council ordered the buildings to be demolished.

New owner Graham Dacre has applied to Broadland District Council to use the buildings for businesses and storage.

He told BBC Radio Norfolk he wants to remove the remaining machinery but will keep the buildings.

He said while the site will not be used as a rendering plant he does not know exactly what it will become.

Banham Compost is a subsidiary of Banham Poultry which employs more than 600 people in Norfolk.

While Banham Compost owned the site people living in Great Witchingham campaigned against its development due to the smell and noise.