The county council’s planning committee is due to discuss an application for a slurry lagoon in St Nicholas today (Tuesday).

The application by Daniel Harries seeks permission to build slurry lagoon at Velindre Farm, along with associated earthworks covering 0.88 hectares.

Internally the lagoon would measure 60 metres in length, 45 metres in width and 5.75 metres in depth, which would provide an estimated storage capacity of 7,700 cubic metres.

The slurry would be pumped from an existing slurry storage tower at Velindre Farm to the proposed lagoon via an overland pipeline.

Planning officers have recommended that the application be approved subject to conditions.

The British Horse Society has objected due to the proposed lagoon’s proximity to the bridleways, the laying of pumping lines across a bridleway and the increase in farm traffic.

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority did not respond to the consultation as it is currently dealing with a retrospective planning application from Mr Harries for a cattle accommodation building at Velindre.

A total of 302 representations have also been received to the proposed slurry lagoon, 168 indicating support for the proposal, 132 objecting and two neutral.

The grounds of objections include: the potential adverse impact on the National Park and the local landscape, the adverse odour impact, potential pollution of the water environment, potential adverse impact on human health arising from pollution, impact on tourism and particularly in relation to local holiday cottage businesses and concerns regarding the industrial nature of modern farming enterprises.