Kelmarsh biogas plant plans given approval
Plans have been approved for an £8m scheme to turn crops into biogas on a site near a historic hall.
Raw Biogas Ltd applied to process 46,000 tonnes of manure and crops at Wormslade Farm, Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire.
The site, which is not far from Grade I-listed Kelmarsh Hall, will produce enough bio-methane to power 2,500 homes.
Northamptonshire County Council approved the plans despite objections.
Tony Price, from Clipston Parish Council, said it was "seriously huge" and would have a visual impact on residents.
Rosanne Steadman, chair of Great Oxendon Parish Council, told the planning meeting that building the plant along the Brampton Valley Way would be a "degradation of a much loved amenity".