Couple's £600,000 dream home is invaded by FLIES after rotting 18ft high corn pile was dumped on their doorstep Robert Shaw and his wife, Michelle, left with pile of rotting corn outside home They claim that Woodmansey F Farming Company dumpedtons of rotting maize The rotting pile on their doorstep has caused a fly infestation in their property By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 17:29 BST, 14 October 2021 | Updated: 17:30 BST, 14 October 2021 Viewcomments A couple's dream home was invaded by a swarm of flies after an 18ft high rotting corn pile was dumped on their doorstep by a local waste plant company. Robert Shaw, 50, from Woodmansey, Yorkshire, and his wife, Michelle, claim biogas company Woodmansey Farming Company dumped 200,000 tons of rotting maize right outside their £600,000 property last Monday. The rotting pile has now caused a fly infestation in their property and left the couple unable to get into their garden because it 'smells so bad'. Mr Shaw, who also believes the plant has rotten potatoes which he says are contributing to the foul smell in the area, said: 'It is just absolutely unliveable now. Robert Shaw, 50, from Woodmansey, Yorkshire, claim biogas company Woodmansey Farming Company dumped 200,000 tons of rotting maize right outside his home 'We can't even go into the garden because it smells so bad. My wife goes to bed crying every night because of how bad it is. 'The main thing now is that they are working out of their parameters, I've got the plan and it clearly shows that they are working outside of it. It is completely out of order. 'It has caused a fly infestation and it's going to attract so much vermin, it is unbelievable. My wife is a chronic asthmatic and the smell in the air is just absolutely disgusting. 'The house is in the middle of nowhere and it is worth about £600,000, it is not even some backstreet dump.' Mr Shaw said the plant has caused them trouble since it was built a couple of years ago, but the rotting corn outside of the house was the final straw. He has tried to contact the Environment Agency but was told they are experiencing delays as they are working from home. He said: 'My dad had a cancer operation a couple of months ago and we were celebrating him coming out of hospital. We invited everyone over for a barbecue and my family said 'no we can't sit here, we can't stand it'. 'You shouldn't have to live your life like that. This is on a whole new level. We are on the verge of walking away from our house. 'We have not even been able to eat outside our house for a while because of how bad it is.' Colin Hammond, Head of Strategic Business Development, said: 'The Woodmansey Farming Company (WFC) grows crops in the local area to supply 4UFresh Produce Ltd who process produce for the food industry. 'WFC applied to the Environment Agency and was granted, a temporary field permit on agricultural land owned by WFC, to store harvested whole crop maize for processing through the vegetable processing factory. 'The production of vegetable extracts is a new venture for the vegetable processing factory and will complement the seasonal market for processed potatoes.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility