An aristocratic actress turned environmentalist has halted plans for one of Britain ’ s first factory pig farms after teaming up with TV star Dominic West . Marchioness of Worcester Tracy Somerset and her campaign group , which included Eton-educated West , star of The Wire , fought for four years against the proposal for an indoor farm to house 25,000 pigs . The Marchioness , 56 , whose best-known role was as Tessa Robinson in the 1980s TV detective series C.A.T.S . Eyes , argued that the farming practice is cruel and leaves the animals unwell and stressed . Victory : Tracy , Marchioness of Worcester has won a battle against a factory pig farm in Derbyshire . Enthusiast : The actress turned aristocrat is an outspoken campaigner for animal rights . Midland Pig Producers has now withdrawn its application , saying it did so because the Environment Agency objected to smells that would affect residents near the planned pig farm at Foston , Derbyshire . The Marchioness , whose husband Henry is heir to the Badminton estate in Gloucestershire , said the decision was a ‘ victory for all who care about animals ’ . The peeress , an outspoken campaigner for sustainable farming , said : 'Intensive , indoor animal factories belong to the past . 'We hope this means people are waking up to the importance of knowing where their food comes from as well as the hidden costs of intensive farming . 'There is mounting evidence that industrial , intensive pig-rearing systems not only cause stress and illness in animals but also threaten human health . ' The former actress married Henry Somerset , heir to the Duke of Beaufort and the Badminton Estate , in 1987 , although the couple separated last year . Star : The former actress is pictured left with Leslie Ash in C.A.T.S . Eyes , and right as Miss Scarlet in Cluedo . Aristocrat : Lady Worcester married Henry , Marquess of Worcester , in 1987 and recently separated from him . Activist : The campaigner led a protest against a proposed farm which she claimed would be cruel . After retiring from acting following a career which included playing Miss Scarlet in TV game show Cluedo , she became an animal welfare activist . She has previously broken into factory farms in Poland and South America in order to stage protests there , and lobbied spectators at the Badminton Horse Trials held on her own family 's estate . Lady Worcester said today : 'Industrial-scale farming threatens the livelihood of high welfare farmers in rural communities . 'The regular over-use of antibiotics in factory farm systems has produced antibiotic-resistant superbugs . 'In addition , they pollute water and air as well as damaging local businesses . ' As well as her animal rights advocacy , Lady Worcester has campaigned against Britain 's membership of the EU and in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange . Celebrity : TV star Dominic West also joined the campaign against the gigantic farm in Derbyshire . Home : Lady Worcester has previously lobbied spectators at the Badminton Horse Trials , held at her family 's ancestral home of Badminton House , pictured . Mr West , the star of acclaimed HBO drama The Wire , was a high-profile supporter of her campaign against the pig farm . 'The proposed factory farming of 25,000 pigs is an abomination , ' he said . ' I hope MPP will not just set up somewhere else , so when we buy British we know we are not supporting this type of cruel and dangerous farming . 'The costs are much too high , from the superficial horrors of stench and stressed , unhealthy animals to antibiotic resistance that brings us closer to the end of antibiotics as a cure for human diseases . 'The world must move on , and we can all help by only buying pork from high welfare UK farms . ' A spokesman for MPP said : 'The time taken by the Environment Agency to reach its conclusions has drawn out the entire process way beyond our initial estimates , something totally beyond our control . 'But we appreciate the pressure this has placed on the planning authorities and the lengthy period of uncertainty for local residents , both of which we feel could have been avoided . 'We believe that there should be a fundamental overhaul of the planning and permit application process to prevent such a long-winded situation from occurring again . '
Tracy Ward , formerly of Worcester , is a former TV actress who became a leading campaigner for animal welfare . She launched campaigns against ' industrial farming ' alongside animal welfare . Now company has scrapped plans for a factory pig farm in turkey .