Michele Davies Planning Tredomen House Tredomen Park CF82 7WF

Our Ref: 20636/A3/JA 27th February 2020

Dear Michele

PP-08545015: PROPOSED EXTENSION OF BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE TO KEEP MATERIAL DRY AND ASSOCIATED WORKS TO SUPPORT INCREASED RECYCLING QUALITY & RECYCLING RATES AT GELLIARGWELLT UCHAF FARM, ROAD, GELLIGAER, HENGOED, CF82 8FY

Introduction

On behalf of the Bryn Recycling Ltd, Barton Willmore LLP are instructed to submit the enclosed application for full planning permission for the proposed extension of buildings to provide additional space to keep material dry and associated works to support increased recycling quality and recycling rates.

The statutory application fee for £ 7,980 (made payable to CBC based on proposed floor area of 1,508sqm) will be submitted under separate cover. The following application documents are to be submitted in support of the application via the Planning Portal (Ref: PP- 08545015):

• Planning application form – including relevant certificates and notices; • Infrastructure Levy form; • Design and Access Statement, Barton Willmore, January & February 2020; • Waste Planning Assessment, Barton Willmore, February 2020; • Coal Mining Risk Assessment, JPCE Ltd, September 2011; • Plans and Drawings, JPCE Ltd, February 2020 – including: o Site Location Plan, BRL-WYD-2020-001; o Site Location Plan, BRL-WYD-2020-002; o Existing Site Plan, BRL-WYD-2020-003; o Enlarged Existing Site Plan, BRL-MRF-2020-004; o Enlarged Existing Site Plan (Wood Yard Area), BRL-WYD-2020-005; o Site Location Plan (Proposed), BRL-WYD-2020-006; o Proposed Site Plan, BRL-WYD-2020-007;

o Enlarged Proposed Site Plan (Development at Recycling Area), BRL -MRF-2020- 008; o Enlarged Proposed Site Plan (Wood Year Area), BRL-WYD-2020-009; o Plan of Existing and Proposed Building, BRL-WYD-2020,010; o Elevations on Dryer Building – 1, BRL-WYD-2020-011; o Elevations on Dryer Building – 2, BRL-WYD-2020-012; o West Elevations on Former IVC Building, BRL-WYD-2020-013; o South Elevations on Former IVC Building, BRL-WYD-2020-014; o Plan of Existing Materials Recycling and Drying Building, BRL-MRF-2020-015; o Plan of Extended Materials Recycling and Drying Building, BRL -MRF-2020-016; o Existing Elevations of Recycling and Drying Building, BRL-MRF-2020-017; o Proposed Elevations of Recycling and Drying Building, BRL-MRF-2020-018.

The Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) (previously referred to as a Waste Transfer Station within the planning history for the site) is long established since the early 1990’s. The MRF processes and recycles hardcore, wood, soils and builders’ rubble in order to produce hardcore, soil, wood chip, waste paper, plastic, UPVC, cardboard and scrap metal for use by the other facilities at the site and also for sale to external customers.

Planning permission was granted at Appeal for the permanent operation of the MRF together with the erection of a new processing building and associated material storage bays (APP/K6920/A/12/2173010 – LPA Ref 11/0226/FULL). That permission provides a series of external bays for the storage of recovered and recycled materials both centrally within the site and also to the rear of the existing MRF building itself (i.e. each bay stores one stream of recovered/recycled materials, including plastic, glass, compost etc) .

It is now proposed to provide modest extensions to three buildings on site to provide additional recovered material storage bays in order to protect the recycled material from rainwater and the elements. This will increase the quality and recovery rate of sorted and recovered recycled materials by preventing this material from becoming damaged by rainwater and the elements. Additionally, the canopy will prevent rain water from running onto the recycled materials and thereby significantly reduce the risk of contaminated surface water runoff from the site, as required by Natural Resources .

The extension is required in order to improve the efficiency of the existing operations and also to contain more of the waste sorting process within a controlled environment where its moisture content can reduce.

The extension does not result in the overall site processing more material than presently received at the site as regulated by the relevant Environmental Permits, but rather enables it to be sorted, recycled and reused more efficiently. Accordingly, there will be no increase in vehicle movements. Likewise, this application does not seek any extension to the existing controlled hours of operation. There are therefore no additional air quality or noise impacts associated with the proposals. Construction impacts will be adequately controlled.

The Coal Mining Risk Assessment submitted as part of the original proposals at the site is resubmitted. As an extension to the existing buildings, the assessment is considered of relevance and its findings do not indicate any in-principle constraints to the proposed development.

The proposals, which seek to improve the operations of the existing facility, accords with LDP policy CW15 and would contribute positively to sustainable waste management by enhancing processing of waste and recycling rates. This is in line with national policies in

Planning Policy Wales and TAN 21 supporting the government's aim to minimise the landfill of waste and to maximise recycling and recovery. Moreover, the site and proposed buildings would still be effectively screened by the boundary bunds and planting, which enclose the wider site and continue to mature.

In summary, the proposed extensions, which seek to improve the operations of the existing facility, accords with LDP policy CW15 and would contribute positively to sustainable waste management by enhancing processing of waste and recycling rates.

I trust that the above and the enclosed is sufficient although if you have any queries then please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Yours sincerely

J Ayoubkhani

JOE AYOUBKHANI Planning Associate Enc. As detailed above