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PET FIRM TO INSTALL
CHIMNEY TO TACKLE
FACTORY ODOUR
The Real Petfood Company received complaints and protests from
local residents earlier this year
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Two planning applications
submitted by The Real Petfood
Company to build a chimney
and office extension have
received approval from
the planning committee at
Denbighshire County Council.
The business – which
is based at Kinmel Park
in Bodelwyddan – was a
recent cause of concern for
residents of Bodelwyddan who
complained about the smells
from the factory caused by the
production of pet food.
The company is confident
the chimney – along with
associated odour abatement
equipment – will significantly
boost the dispersal of baking
odours associated with the
manufacture of its pet food
products and tackle the issue
of the smell.
Cadw – the Welsh
government’s historic
environment service,
submitted a report which
raised no objections to the
proposals whilst a Heritage
Impact Assessment concluded
the impact on the settings
of the two nearby registered
historic parks and gardens
would be negligible or
very slight. In addition, a
Landscape and Visual Impact
Assessment report added the
chimney would have no major
adverse effects on landscape
character or visual amenity.
The application was
approved subject to various
conditions regarding issues
such as the final specification
and colour of the chimney and
full details of the landscaping
works to be undertaken.
In addition, councillors
also approved a separate
application for a 660 sq mt
two storey extension to the
factory to increase office
accommodation and meeting
room space as well as
improve employee welfare
facilities.
James Lawson, managing
director of The Real Petfood
Company said: “I am delighted
that our plans to tackle the
problems associated with
the baking odours have been
approved. I do appreciate
there has been strong local
concern about this issue and
we shall press ahead with the
chimney’s construction as fast
as possible.
“We are committed
to playing an important
role in the Bodelwyddan
community providing both
jobs and economic benefits
and I look forward to a
positive relationship with our
neighbours.”
The number of employees at
the Real Petfood Company has
more than doubled from 30 to
over 70 since the firm moved
to its current site some two
years ago and it is expected to
reach 100 within the next few
years. The business makes
premium quality pet food for
brands such as Wagg and
Harringtons as well as a wide
range of own label products
for major retailers.
December 2018