Aston Clinton - Arla Foods UK Dairy

Arla Foods UK Dairy

Arla Foods UK intends to build a new £150m, one billion litre liquid milk processing facility to the north of the village of Aston Clinton (still within the CP), on a 70-acre site north of the A41. The dairy would create almost 700 skilled jobs for the Aylesbury area. Arla announced that the dairy would be the first zero carbon milk processing facility in the world. Planning permission to the second of four planning applications was granted by Aylesbury Vale District Council on 23 September 2011. Permission was subject to a decision by the UK Government and negotiations between the parties over road and infrastructure improvements.

The development has been subject to controversy with objections raised though 850 letters and a 1000+ petition by local residents. Additionally, Aston Clinton, Buckland and Bierton with Broughton Parish Councils have also objected to the plans, expressing major concerns about traffic fears and damage to the landscape among their concerns. However, both Aylesbury Town Council and Stoke Mandeville Parish Council voted in favour of the development, citing the benefits to the local economy through both temporary and over 150 additional permanent jobs.