The Monarch wants to create the giant slurry pit – the size of FOUR Olympic swimming pools - in farming fields near Anmer Hall, the country estate of William and Kate. The estate has applied for planning permission to dig out the enormous lagoon, which will be used to store animal manure before it is applied to surrounding fields as fertilizer.
The special lagoon would provide a source of nutrient-rich organic fertilizer, which would reduce the need for chemical fertilizers. Planning documents show the massive lagoon will be almost 4,000 square metres – half the size of a FOOTBALL PITCH and be able to hold almost 10,000 cubed metres of fertiliser. The fertiliser will be used to improve crops on 2,700 hectares of farmland, including wheat, barley, beans, and oat varieties.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council still has to decide whether or not to give consent for the proposed lagoon.
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