The planning application has cost Slavchev six months of production time. These are the first polytunnels to built on EU Plants' own land, until now they have rented land and polytunnels. Slavey explained that they have already invested a lot of money in the land by planting hedgerows and such to encourage nature.
The application was approved yesterday.
The firm plans to grow six million fruit plants on the site and the plastic tunnels will cover 2 ha.