A PIG farmer’s plan to convert two cattle sheds into warehouses could still be allowed to go ahead despite the council saying nearby roads would not be able to cope.

Wychavon District Council rejected a plan to carry out the work at Daniels Farm in Claines on the edge of Worcester earlier this year but planning officers said the narrow roads, blind bends and difficult “inadequate” junctions around the farm would not be able to cope with the extra traffic.

North Claines parish councillor Peter Philips, who owns the pig farm off Vicarage Lane, has lodged an appeal with the government’s planning inspectorate which has the power to overrule the council and approve the application.

Despite the farm saying it had held discussions with a local bricklayer about a possible move into the converted cattle sheds, council planning officers said the occupier of the new warehouses would still be “purely speculative” and the number of extra vehicles on the road could not be calculated properly.

North Claines Parish Council objected to the plan saying it was unsafe for lorries to use the narrow Egg Lane and Vicarage Lane and drive past Claines CE Primary School.

Highways officers at Worcestershire County Council also objected saying the surrounding roads were unsuitable.

The primary school’s governors also spoke out against the plan saying it would be ‘dangerous’ and ‘hazardous’.

“We feel that there is an increased risk of road traffic accidents and serious injuries or worse, with potential delays to the arrival of emergency vehicles,” the objection from the school said.

“There is much concern locally about Claines Lane from the School Bank junction to the A449 as there is no pavement there and some parts are very narrow. This is a danger to anyone risking walking along the road and is bad enough for two cars passing, let alone a larger vehicle.

“This will be further exacerbated by increased traffic.”

The smell at Daniels Farm has been the subject of several complaints and the piggery and is under investigation by Wychavon District Council over allegedly violating an important condition designed to protect neighbours from the foul stench.