Landfill Disposals Tax Enquiry , File Type

Freedom of Information Officer Welsh Revenue Authority PO Box 110, Pontypridd CF37 9EH

2 July 2018

Dear

WRA/FOI/0001 – Landfill Disposals Tax Enquiry

I am writing to you on behalf of the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) in response to your request for information around Landfill Disposals Tax, which I received on 7 June 2018. I initially issued a letter of response to acknowledge your email & letter on 12 June 2018 and to confirm I would respond to the request.

To recap on your original information request, you asked:

1. is Garth Isaf Farm (Efail Isaf, CF38 1SN) a Landfill site regulated by Natural Resources Wales? If not why not? 2. has this site been registered with the WRA? 3. is Landfill Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax payable on the material that has been deposited on the site? If not why not? 4. is the activity of depositing material on Garth Isaf farm compatible with the Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Development Plan (LDP)? If so how is it compatible with the plan? 5. has there been any communication between the WRA and Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC and Natural Resources Wales in relation to this site?

Question 1: is Garth Isaf Farm (Efail Isaf, CF38 1SN) a Landfill site regulated by Natural Resources Wales? If not why not?

Having considered the information available, I have decided that information is exempt from disclosure under section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act and is therefore withheld. This is on the basis that the information is confidential taxpayer information and is prohibited from being disclosed under section 17 of the Tax Collection Management (Wales) Act 2016.

Landfill sites are regulated by Natural Resources Wales and I understand that you have written separately to that body concerning this request for information.

Question 2: has this site been registered with the WRA?

Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru, Blwch Postio 110, Pontypridd, CF37 9EH gov.wales/wra 03000 254 000 Welsh Revenue Authority, PO Box 110, Pontypridd, CF37 9EH llyw.cymru/acc 03000 254 000

We have published a list of authorised landfill sites in Wales which have registered with the WRA for Landfill Disposals Tax on our website. Please see Annex 1 for a copy of the information we have published on our website.

I have also provided some background information in Annex 2 on when a site should be registered with the WRA for Landfill Disposals Tax.

Question 3: is Landfill Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax payable on the material that has been deposited on the site? If not why not?

Information concerning Landfill Tax is not held by the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA). Landfill Tax was administered by the HMRC in Wales prior to the introduction of Landfill Disposals Tax, which replaced Landfill Tax, as of 1 April 2018.

Having considered the information available, I have decided that information is exempt from disclosure under section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act and is therefore withheld. This is on the basis that any such information is classed as confidential taxpayer information and is prohibited from being disclosed under section 17 of the Tax Collection Management (Wales) Act 2016.

By way of background, I attach at Annex 2, an overview of Landfill Disposals Tax which provides details of how the tax works and in what circumstances someone might be liable to pay the tax.

Question 4: is the activity of depositing material on Garth Isaf farm compatible with the Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Development Plan (LDP)? If so how is it compatible with the plan?

Having considered the information available, I have decided that information is exempt from disclosure under section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act and is therefore withheld. This is on the basis that the information is confidential taxpayer information and is therefore prohibited from being disclosed under section 17 of the Tax Collection Management (Wales) Act 2016.

Question 5: has there been any communication between the WRA and Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC and Natural Resources Wales in relation to this site?

If you are dissatisfied with the way the WRA has handled your request, you can ask for an internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response.

Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the WRA’s Freedom of Information Officer via

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Yours sincerely

Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru, Blwch Postio 110, Pontypridd, CF37 9EH gov.wales/wra 03000 254 000 Welsh Revenue Authority, PO Box 110, Pontypridd, CF37 9EH llyw.cymru/acc 03000 254 000

Annex 1 - Welsh Revenue Authority list of landfill site operators Extract from:- https://beta.gov.wales/welsh-revenue-authority-list-landfill-site-operators

“It is important that if you or your waste carrier is sending waste to landfill in Wales, that you use a registered Landfill Site Operator to dispose of your waste. Registered Landfill Site Operators are permitted to operate; this means that they should have the right things in place to protect the environment and collect the right amount of tax. You can check that the site you or your waste carrier are taking your waste to is registered by checking the list below. Use of an unauthorised site might lead to you becoming liable to the tax at the unauthorised disposals rate.

WRA Name Business Landfill site(s) Company No. Regn address No.

379001 Biffa Waste Coronation Trecatti Landfill 00946107 Services Ltd Road Pant-y-waun Cressex Merthyr Tydfil High CF48 4AB Wycombe Bucks HP12 3TZ

379002 Cemex UK CEMEX Whitehall 04895833 Materials Ltd House Landfill Coldharbour Old Port Road Lane Wenvoe Thorpe Vale of Egham Glamorgan Surrey CF5 6AW TW20 8TD

379003 Newport City Civic Centre Docksway Council Newport Landfill South Wales Newport NP20 4UR NP20 2NS

379004 CWM MRF Unit Nantycaws 02640102 Environmental Alltycnap Landfill Ltd Road Llanddarog Cillefwr Road Industrial Nantycaws

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WRA Name Business Landfill site(s) Company No. Regn address No.

Estate Carmarthen Carmarthen SA32 8BG SA31 3RA

379005 Cynon Valley Bryn Pica Bryn Pica 02660628 Waste Disposal Merthyr Road Llwydcoed Company Ltd Llwydcoed Aberdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon trading as Rhondda Taff Amgen Cymru Cynon Taff CF44 0BX CF44 0BX

379006 Treborth Leisure The Old Barn Nant Y Garth 03627778 Ltd Treborth Hall landfill Farm Vaynol Treborth Road Woodlands Bangor Coed Nant y LL57 2RX Garth Portdinorwic Gwynedd LL56 4QG

379007 Enovert North Ltd 3-5 Greyfriars Hafod Landfill 02773558 Business Park Bangor Road Frank Foley Johnstown Way Wrexham Stafford LL14 6ET ST16 2ST

379008 Enovert South 3-5 Greyfriars Tir John Landfill 02664840 Ltd Business Park Fabian Way Frank Foley Port Tennant Way Swansea Stafford SA1 8PA ST16 2ST

379009 Wyn Griffiths & Ty Mawr Ucha Ty Mawr Ucha Partners: Sons Betws yn Betws yn Rhos Griffith Wyn Rhos Abergele Griffiths;

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WRA Name Business Landfill site(s) Company No. Regn address No.

Abergele Conwy Gwenfai Rees Conwy LL22 8AA Griffiths and LL22 8AA Edward Lloyd Griffiths - all of Ty Mawr Ucha, Betws yn Rhos, Abergele, Conwy, LL22 8AA.

379010 Clive Hurt Plant Sandham Site 1: 01853066 Hire Ltd House Rhuddlan Bach Redrose Drive Quarry trading as Lancashire Brynteg CMP Plant Hire Business Park Anglesey Leyland LL78 7JJ PR26 6TJ Site 2: Nant Newydd Quarry Brynteg Anglesey LL78 7JJ

379011 JLA Disposal Ltd Glyncynwal Tir Canol 04582281 Uchaf Farm Landfill site Palleg Road Glyncynwal Lower Uchaf Farm Cwmtwrch Palleg Road Swansea Lower SA9 2QQ Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2QQ

379012 Swansea Council Civic Centre Tir John Landfill Oystermouth (closed site) Road Off Fabian Way Swansea Port Tennant SA1 3SN Swansea SA1 8PA

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WRA Name Business Landfill site(s) Company No. Regn address No.

379013 TATA Steel UK 30 Millbank Site 1: 02280000 Ltd London Morfa Tip SW1P 4WY TATA Steel trading as (UK) Ltd Port Talbot Port Talbot Works Port Talbot SA13 2NG

Site 2: Landfill site number 1 TATA Steel UK Ltd Shotton Works Deeside Flintshire CH5 2NH

379014 RWE Generation Windmill Hill Site 1: 03892782 UK Plc Business Park Aberthaw Whitehall Way Quarry trading as Swindon Tarmac Cement Aberthaw Power Wiltshire Works Station SN5 6PB East Aberthaw Barry Vale of Glamorgan CF62 3ZR

Site 2: Aberthaw Ash Disposal Site The Leys Aberthaw Vale of Glamorgan CF62 4ZW

379015 FCC Recycling Ground Floor Site 1: 02632581 (UK) Ltd West, Llanddulas

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WRA Name Business Landfill site(s) Company No. Regn address No.

900 Pavilion landfill Drive, Abergele Road Northampton Llanddulas Business Conwy Park, LL22 8HP Northampton NN4 7RG

Site 2: 00988844 Pwllfawatkin landfill Rhy dy Fro Pontardawe Swansea SA8 4RX

Site 3: SC043286 Rossett landfill Dark Lane Burton Rossett Nr Wrexhanm LL12 0AE

Site 4: 02206141 Pen-y-Bont Works Chirk Wrexham LL14 5AR

379016 Sundorne Potter House Bryn Posteg 03353423 Products Henfaes Lane Landfill (Llanidloes) Ltd Welshpool Tylwch Road Powys Llanidloes trading as SY21 7BE Powys Potters Waste SY18 6JJ Management

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WRA Name Business Landfill site(s) Company No. Regn address No.

379017 Resources Potter House Withyhedge 02046398 Management UK Henfaes Lane Landfill site Ltd Welshpool Bowlings Farm Powys Rudbaxton trading as SY21 7BE Haverfordwest Potters Waste Pembrokeshire Management SA62 4DB

First published 14 June 2018

Last updated 14 June 2018

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Annex 2 – Guidance on Landfill Disposals Tax

Registration for Landfill Disposals Tax

Authorised landfill site operators in Wales who are, or have the intention of, carrying out taxable disposals from 1 April 2018, must register with the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA).

The WRA must keep a register of those persons who operate authorised landfill sites at which taxable disposals are made.

In terms of whether a site should be registered with the WRA depends on the circumstances, and the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 sets out the four conditions that need to be met in order for there to be a taxable disposal, namely: a. there is a disposal of material by way of landfill; b. that the disposal is made at an authorised landfill site or at a place other than an authorised landfill site but is a disposal that requires an environmental permit; c. that the disposal is a disposal of the material as waste; and d. that the disposal is made in Wales.

If the site is not an authorised landfill site, then there is not a requirement to register with the WRA for Landfill Disposals Tax.

Full guidance on registering for Landfill Disposals Tax can be found here:- https://beta.gov.wales/registration-landfill-disposals-tax-technical-guidance#section- 3932

Liability to Landfill Disposals Tax

Landfill Disposals Tax replaced Landfill Tax in Wales when the tax was devolved in Wales from 1 April 2018.

Like Landfill Tax, Landfill Disposals Tax is a tax on the disposal of material as waste to landfill and is charged by weight. It is payable by authorised landfill site operators in Wales, who pass on these costs to waste operators through their gate fee.

A disposal of material is a disposal of material as waste if the person responsible for the disposal intends to discard the material.

A disposal is made by way of landfill where material is deposited (whether or not material was in a container before being deposited): • on the surface of land; • on a structure set into the surface of the land; or • under the surface of the land such as in a mine or cavern.

This includes disposals made at authorised landfill sites (sites operating under an environmental permit authorising the disposal of waste by landfill) and disposals made elsewhere, where the disposal requires an environmental permit.

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Further guidance on Landfill Disposals Tax can be found here:https://beta.gov.wales/landfill-disposals-tax-technical- guidance#DeterminingwhetherLandfillDisposalsTaxispayable

Unauthorised disposals he Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 also introduced a tax on unauthorised disposals of waste.

Unauthorised disposals tax, in Wales, captures any disposal of waste made outside an authorised landfill site. Unauthorised disposals tax is charged at a higher rate of tax than disposals made at an authorised landfill site. The WRA can only charge the unauthorised disposals tax rate on unauthorised disposals in Wales which occurred after 1 April 2018. An unauthorised disposal can range from a large scale unauthorised waste site to a fly- tipping incident of any size.

Natural Resources Wales, local authorities and Fly-Tipping Action Wales will be key partners in providing information on and tackling unauthorised disposals. Taxing unauthorised disposals of waste offers an additional tool to tackle waste crime.

Guidance on unauthorised tax disposals can be found here:- https://beta.gov.wales/unauthorised-disposals-and-landfill-disposals-tax

Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru, Blwch Postio 110, Pontypridd, CF37 9EH gov.wales/wra 03000 254 000 Welsh Revenue Authority, PO Box 110, Pontypridd, CF37 9EH llyw.cymru/acc 03000 254 000