Category: Community Council News

Fly Tipping

FLY TIPPING

Did you know?

That you could be fined £300 if fly tipping is traced back to you? It is our duty of care to investigate who takes our rubbish and if they are licensed to dispose of it at reputable sites. How do we know if they are reputable – you can check on naturalresources.wales/check Waste or by calling 03000 653000 open 08.00 – 18.00 hours weekdays and charged at national rate.

Did you know?

Leaving donations outside a closed charity shop is also classed as fly tipping by local authorities? You risk a fine by dropping off your donations outside of normal opening hours.

Over 70% of fly tipped waste in Wales contains household items and rubbish. Fly tipping is a serious crime which poses an immediate threat to the environment, animals and local communities. If house holders do not carry out the necessary checks and their waste is found fly tipped, they can be fined £300 and risk prosecution for not following their Household Waste Duty of Care.

There has been an increase in illegitimate waste carriers posing as registered household waste removal services on social media. These people often advertise low prices to entice customers and dupe people into believing they are licenced services who will dispose of household waste legally and responsibly. In reality, the collected rubbish is later fly-tipped in fields, country lanes or along roadsides, putting the householder who paid and arranged for the service at risk of being fined £300.

While this has remained a concern for many years, it is feared that this waste crime has become even more common since the outbreak of COVID-19, with many rogue traders taking advantage of lockdown restrictions and householders who feel too anxious to leave their homes during these unprecedented times.

What does Household Waste Duty of Care mean?

The law places a legal duty on householders in Wales to ensure that they are disposing of unwanted household rubbish legally and responsibly.

This means that anyone arranging third party household rubbish collection should always check that the person or company they use is an authorised waste carrier with a registered licence. This information is readily available on the Natural Resources Wales website (above) and is easily accessed. If householders do not make these necessary checks and their waste is found fly tipped, they are at risk of a fine and criminal record or even prosecution.

It is also recommended that all householders request a receipt, record details of the vehicle involved and ask where their waste is going before accepting a household rubbish removal service.

If you have witnessed or seen a case of fly-tipping you can report it to the Vale of Glamorgan on www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/flytipping.

When reporting fly-tipping please ensure you tell us:

• What type of waste?

• How much waste?

• Location of the waste?

 

 

New Team Member Required

NEW TEAM MEMBER REQUIRED

What’s On is looking for a primary distributor, to take delivery of the 700 magazines each month, (delivered to your door) count and split them into six lots, and deliver them to the secondary distributors.

Any volunteers?

It is important that delivery to the secondary distributors is completed within 24 hours of receipt

of the magazine from the printers. Please contact one of the editors.

 

March Planning Updates

March Planning updates

All the following applications have been granted planning permission.

  • Springfield Store and Post Office, 33, Old Port Road. Single storey rear extension.
  • 6, Grange Avenue. Single storey rear wrap around extension, including loft conversion.
  • 28, Walston Road. Work to trees covered by TPO
  • 61, Walston Road. Fell ash tree in front garden.
  • 8, Heol Collen. Ground floor extension to form an accessible shower room adjacent to a bedroom
  • 16, Heol Draenen Wen. Single storey extensions to rear and side of property.

 

The planning permission for the new library is now expected to be granted before the end of February. The 106 agreement to release the required funds was discussed.

The Council is seeking quotes for repairs to the wooden window frames of the Community Centre building. The replacement with plastic frames was not being considered.

The continuing problem of fly tipping, local incidents of tyres being dumped was highlighted. The amount of waste from fast food outlets was also highlighted, the managers are to be contacted. An article on tipping is included in this edition. Reporting incidents is easy on the Vale web site and they respond quickly to such reports.

The pros and cons of using land adjacent to the quarry access road as a local future burial ground were discussed. The item will be considered further at a future meeting.

The flooding of the footpath near the Beech Tree Restaurant created by the installation of a flood prevention barrier for the St Lythans Estate has been reported to the Vale and a reply is still awaited.

The illegal fly posting in relation to a dog lost in November was discussed. The material, is now seen as a problem, especially locally, with items causing litter in public areas and the surrounding countryside. The Vale officers are to be requested take appropriate action.

 

March Planning Applications

The February Zoom Council meeting welcomed its new member Janet Williams

Planning applications

  • 77, Burdons Close. Convert existing garage into habitable living space. Existing doors on the front of garage to be replaced with window. No objections
  • The Gables, Station Road East. Change of hip roof to gable roof with new window to gable on front elevation. Re-use existing roof tiles on visible surfaces with window and finishes to match existing. No comment, the application was made under permitted development legislation.
  • Maytime, Port Road. Replace the hedge to front of property with a fence and gates. No objection
  • Whitehall Quarry, Old Port Road. Variation of Condition 1 (time limit for removal of road) of planning permission ref. 2014/00380/FUL (dated 21/05/2014): Proposed continued implementation of planning permission 04/00700/FUL. Supported. The application is to deal with the quarry restoration.

• Land West of St. Lythans. Two livestock buildings with access from highway. Supported

 

 

February Planning Applications

The Council continues to conduct their meetings using Zoom due to Covid restrictions.

Planning applications

  • Land off Chapel Terrace, Twyn y Odyn. The proposal is for a revised design of a previously approved application for construction of new barn. The Council opposed proposed barn due to size and location and concern about field access location.
  • Coedhirion, 8, Walston Road. Full demolition and replacement of the dwelling. No objections. The applicant has permission for major reconstruction of present dwelling; but due to the state of the building they now consider it would be economical to demolish rather than alter the present construction.
  • 28 Walston Road. Work to trees covered by TPO.
  • 8, Heol Collen, Culverhouse Cross. Ground floor extension to form an accessible shower room adjacent to a bedroom. No objection
  • 16, Heol Draenen Wen, Culverhouse Cross. Proposed single storey extensions to rear and side of property. No objection.

 

 

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