Corkers Crisps factory near Ely to be rebuilt after fire damage
The gourmet crisp business once turned over £10m a year at the family's potato farm.Mr Taylor founded it in 2010 and previously told the BBC it "went up in minutes" when the blaze broke out in May 2020.
Speaking at the planning meeting on Wednesday, Mr Taylor said: "We supported a lot of jobs over the years and brought a lot of young people into jobs and trained them."It has been a big journey for us as a family to lose our family farm. "We were so proud of this business, it was such a big loss to the area."One person raised concerns at the meeting about emissions from the factory when it reopens.However, Mr Taylor said only condensation was emitted previously and this would be managed by a steam turbine.He insisted the factory "basically won't emit any fumes at all".
Alan Sharp, a Conservative councillor, praised Mr Taylor for his resilience in light of what was a "very sad situation".He questioned why an increase of car parking spaces was included in the plan, but was told this was to allow for "a better designed layout".Councillors unanimously approved the plans when it was put to a vote.
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