The King risks a stinking row with son William by planning a giant slurry pit near the Prince’s home on the Sandringham estate.
Villagers fear ‘unpleasant odours’ if the huge lagoon with up to two million gallons of liquid manure is backed by councillors.
Council planning documents reveal one of the nearest homes to the lagoon will be Anmer Hall, the Grade II-listed mansion of William, Kate and children George, Charlotte and Louis.
Though the grounds of William’s Georgian home are just under a mile away, villagers suspect the Prince’s family will smell the slurry.
A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: ‘We are all used to farmyard smells around here – but this lagoon will be enormous.
‘Everyone is worried it will create a massive stink. Goodness knows what William and Kate think about it.
‘It is a bit ironic that the landowner responsible for the plans is William’s father, the King.’
The King (pictured) is planning to excavate a a giant slurry pit in Norfolk, it has been claimed
Documents reveal Anmer Hall, the mansion of Prince William, Princess Catherine, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, is one of the nearest homes to the lagoon
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council is considering the scheme and could give the go-ahead.
The King wants to excavate the pit to store animal waste which can be spread as organic fertiliser on his fields in north Norfolk.
The parish council in Flitcham, just over a mile away in the opposite direction to William’s home, has raised ‘valid concerns’.
Clerk Gill Welham said at a recent parish meeting there were worries about ‘safety issues and unpleasant odours affecting the village if the wind was blowing this way’.
Plans submitted by Sandringham Farms reveal the pit will be surrounded by an 8ft embankment seeded with plants and wild flowers.
It will cover an 86 x 46 metre area and could hold 2,160,538 gallons of slurry.
Some of the manure will come from the King’s sheep and cattle at Sandringham.
Anmer Hall (pictured) is a Grade-II listed mansion on the Sandringham Estate
An example of a slurry lagoon similar to the one King Charles wants to create
Anmer Hall (in yellow) is less than one mile away from the planned location for the pit
But the plans suggest that much of the slurry will be transported into the estate from other farms during winter.
County councillor Stuart Dark said the borough could reject the plan or attach conditions to it.
The Palace did not respond to a request for comment.
