A 32,000 bird farm could join the skyline with Ruthin Castle if plans get the green light.

Consultants Roger Parry & Partners have submitted an application, on behalf of Ruthin beef and sheep farmers Jones Bros and Associates, to Denbighshire County Council's planning committee for a 140 metre by 20 metre egg laying production unit on Bron Parc in Llanfwrog.

The proposed site for the large scale, free range egg production unit, silos, service area, office and egg store, is pasture land about a mile southwest from the castle and about a third of a mile from the historic Pool park and garden, and is likely to be partly visible from both sites.

In a Design and Access document submitted to planning, the agents write: "The farm business is proposing to diversify into a free range egg production unit, this enterprise has been researched fully and they are confident that the business can be a success.

"As a family, Jones Brothers are eager to diversify the business to make the land more profitable. The business’ intention is to build a strong business to pass on to the next generation in the future."

The document also explains the site selection as taking advantage of a natural hollow to minimise the visual impact and claims the building is s intelligently and sympathetically designed as well as the proposal featuring a landscaping planting scheme.

Surrounded by electric fencing, to protect against foxes and other predators, the land surrounding the laying house will be divided into a series of paddocks which the birds will use for between six and eight weeks in a laying cycle of between 56 and 58 weeks.

The 'Juniper green' metal unit will produce an estimated 500 tonnes of poultry manure each 14 month cycle, however National Resource Wales have indicated they are satisfied with manure removal procedure.

They have also indicated that aerial emissions of ammonia and nitrogen are below the threshold to negatively impact the nearby Craig Adwy-wynt a Choe Eyrath House a Chil-y-groeslwyd Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Philip Meadway, owner of the five Star B&B Firgrove County House, 200 metres away from the propose site said:"I'm extremely annoyed - this is unnecessary industrial development on totally undeveloped pasture land that will be visible from the centre of Ruthin. Not only is there the shed itself, which admittedly I won't be able to see, but there are two silos that we're yet to find out the dimensions off.

"My biggest concern is the twelve cooling fans they intend to install. We live in a Grade II Georgian House with single glazed windows - in the summer when it's hot all we or our guests will be able to hear all night is the cooling fans, whether we can see them or not.

"I have lived here for about 35 years, and there has always been problems with water run off from that site. After heavy rain, water creates a ford on the road and runs alongside my property. What about the amount of nitrogen and ammonia that will come down hill in polluted water from 32,0000 hens?

"Worse still, we have 21 days since the letter we received on Friday, December 14 to respond via public consultation, so the applicants have clearly timed this to take advantage of Christmas and New Year to stop people objecting."

Currently the application has received four letters of objection from residents, with additional complaints including a lack of an easily visible site notice and congestion on the access road.

Residents have until Friday, January 4 to submit their views on the development to planning.