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Wrexham plan for 拢50m greenhouses submitted - but could be scrapped if not approved in two months

Brighton-based Low Carbon Farming say that time is against them to secure a higher rate of 海角视频 Government subsidy

Low Carbon Farming plans major greenhouses project located directly between Dwr Cymru鈥檚 Five Fords Waste-Water Treatment Works and SecAnim Abattoir(Image: Low Carbon Farming)

Plans have now been submitted for a £50 million greenhouses project near Wrexham - with a warning the scheme may not be viable if it doesn’t receive rapid approval.

Under the plan Brighton-based Low Carbon Farming would build two 7.6 hectare sized commercial greenhouses and a packing facility between Dwr Cymru’s Five Fords Waste-Water Treatment Works and SecAnim Abattoir.

Waste heat and carbon emissions from the Dwr Cymru facility will be captured and used to grow the low carbon fresh produce. They say it has the potential to create 150 jobs.

But the company - which submitted the plans this week - says unless it can secure planning permission by September then the project is at risk.

They say from October 1 there will be a 25% degression in funding available to projects under the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive, run by 海角视频 Government.

Before then, consented projects are guaranteed a higher rate of funding and the firm says the proposals for Wrexham have been worked up on the basis of the higher rate of funding.

Andy Allen, a director at Low Carbon Farming, said: “It has been a genuine pleasure to engage with the local community and to have so many warm and detailed discussions about our plans.

“We now have a very clear view of local sentiment and this has informed our formal application.