Local residents in a small Cornish village have branded plans to create a huge free-range egg farm nearby as 'monstrous'.
The farm, which will house up to 112,000 chickens, has created anger among residents of the village of Nancegollan, near Helston.
They say it will create pollution, ruin the landscape and attract flies.
Business-owner Greville Richards has lodged an application to build four poultry houses. Three of the poultry houses will measure 127 metres long, or as long as a football pitch.
Meanwhile, opponents have accused planners of failing to properly consult the community.
Randolph Pearce, a resident of Nancegollan for 44 years, told CornwallLive that the timing of the application coincided with local and national elections, giving people a "very limited" period to voice objections.
"On face value it would appear to be a clandestine and underhand action by the planning authority," claimed Mr Pearce in a statement on the plans to Cornwall Council.
He said prevailing south-westerly winds "will ensure that we suffer from a constant stream of ammonia-type obnoxious smells and pollution by poultry dust that can cause serious respiratory illness."
Mr Pearce added: "I view a project of this size adjacent to our village community as monstrous and completely overpowering, both in size and [in] environmental effects."
