ENZO DEVELOPMENT, GLYNNEATH INFO

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FRONT - The Heol y Glyn landfill site in Glynneath was initially a council ash tip established in 1937, it was given planning approval for a substantial housing development in 1990. The site was bought circa 2000 by the Cuddy Group Ltd, a demolition and asbestos removal specialist. Further housing development plans were submitted by the Cuddy group and over a period of around 14 years they tipped at the site, without any sign of a housing development infrastructure taking place. It became obvious to our residents group that the Cuddy Group were clearly using the land to tip industrial waste with the development as a front allowing them to tip unregulated waste. In 2016 we prevented further waste being tipped and in 2017 we successfully objected to a planning approval for the Cuddy Group to tip an additional 5 metres higher without due consideration to a housing development.

CONTAMINATION HIDDEN - In 2008 the soil was chemically tested and contamination above safety guidelines was found. In a series of planning applications this contamination remained at the site and the suggested remediation avoided by the re-classification of the land. Following the bankruptcy of the Cuddy Group Ltd, the land was bought by the unscrupulous developer Enzo Homes who broke several conditions in relation to a planning approval and the UK laws 1974 Control of Pollution Act and 1990 Environmental Protection Act. This resulted in the spreading of contaminated soil around the site and the movement of toxic waste towards the general population of Glynneath.

COUNCIL CORRUPTION - Corrupt planning officials and unscrupulous developers have been supported by the local county councillors, one of whom owns a construction industry consultancy and so a coalition of corrupt public officials, development agents and developers has formed, all working to cover-up the historical malpractice relating to the development and any toxic waste that has been tipped at the site.

DEATH OF RESIDENTS - Subsequent deaths of residents living in properties closest the site and more recent chemical testing point towards the tipping of extremely hazardous waste at the site. Information relating to the resident deaths has been destroyed by local councillors before reaching the Town Council clerk. The cover-up of council malpractice and corruption is ongoing and we, the local residents have built this website to organise information in our fight for the right to live in a safe environment.

GLYNNEATH CONTAMINATION CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER & DEMOCIDE CORRUPTION COALITION

This is a group of corrupt public officials and unscrupulous companies / individuals who are or have worked together to support the potential social murder and corporate manslaughter of Glynneath residents...... MORE - CLICK HERE

We take the meaning of Democide from the Collins Dictonary as:

The killing of members of a country's civilian population as a result of its government's policy, including by direct action, indifference, and neglect.

A research report that identifies how the Neath-Port Talbot Council Planning Department broke the 1990 Environmental Protection Act when they failed to follow the protocol documented in their Contaminated Land Strategy.

The report has been submitted to Neath-Port Talbot County Borough Council, Glynneath Town Council & Natural Resources Wales. These organisations refuse to accept responsibility for their role in government or to provide a counter analysis on the purpose of this document which is:

"This report is being submitted to the members of Neath-Port Talbot Council for the verification of information and the opportunity to provide counter evidence to the information and allegations made in this document."

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE EGRAC 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT BREACH REPORT

A research report on how residents from the houses surrounding the Heol y Glyn landfill site in Glynneath are dying of rare neurodegenerative disorders that is almost certainly linked to ground contamination that is being covered up by public officials.

This report has been submitted to Neath-Port Talbot County Borough Council, Glynneath Town Council & Natural Resources Wales. These organisations refuse to provide a counter analysis on this document, the conclusion of which is:

“Residents of Brynhyfryd are dying from the rare neurological disorder Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. These deaths are almost certainly due to specified and other probable unspecified contamination tipped at the Heol y Glyn landfill site. Public officers who have covered up this contamination are potentially responsible for the unlawful killing of these residents.”

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE EGRAC PSP REPORT

INFORMATION LINKS.......

CONTAMINATED LAND - In 2008 the land was tested as contaminated and the Cuddy Group redefined the land as brownfield. The Neath Port Talbot Council should have either then tested the land further to check if it was a special site or approved a planning application that included a remediation process. They did neither, the council failed to follow the protocol as defined in their Contaminated Land Strategy. This failure to follow the contaminated land process breached the 1990 Environmental Protection Act. - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

HISTORICALLY LANDFILL - The land on which the development is to be built has been historically a landfill site for the majority of the last 100 years, this includes being a council ash tip. - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

FLOOD RISK - Historically there has been flooding in the area and the development will increase the flood risk. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

PLANNING PROCESS - Information on the planning process which is clearly not fit for purpose. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

PLANNING HISTORY - Links and information relating to the planning history for the development - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

SITE HISTORY - The history of the land and development. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

RESOURCES - Council publications and information relevant to the planning process and council. - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

MY CORRUPT COUNCIL - We are building a sub-section in an attempt to record and understand the methods that Neath Port Talbot Council staff and Councillors have used in making corrupt actions in relation to the Heol y Glyn development. - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

https://youtu.be/OcqDYTulk8s		GLYNNEATH CONTAMINATION - NEATH-PORT TALBOT COUNCIL COVER-UP This video shows how the Neath Port Talbot Council breached the 1990 Environmental Protection Act and placed the health and lives of the residents of the following Glynneath streets at risk from untreated contaminated land: Waun Gron, Brynhyfryd, Woodland Park, & Heol y Glyn and Inter Valley Road (A4109). CLICK HERE FOR THE TEXT & PHOTOS IN THIS VIDEO
uploaded 10/11/2020		GLYNNEATH REPRESENTATIONS AT NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg8lEbX_BRY Simon Knoyle, Dai Richards and Del Morgan represent Glynneath residents at the Neath-Port Talbot Council meeting on 8 September 2020. This videos is composed mainly of the representations of Councillor Del Morgan, Councillor Simon Knoyle and Dai Richards of the East Glynneath - Residents against Contamination group. I have left in some other relevant information such as contamination and trees and a few links. For the full section of the meeting that related to planning application 2020/0195 - CLICK HERE For the full meeting on the NPTC you-tube channel - CLICK HERE RESOURCES FOR THIS VIDEO - CLICK HERE
https://youtu.be/IXqYRlqN2iA		CUDDY GROUP TIPPING HABITS & NATURAL RESOURCES WALES MISREPRESENTATION - GLYNNEATH CONTAMINATION - NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNCIL COVER UP In this video, we see how the Neath Port-Talbot Council Planning Development Manager Steve Ball has grossly misrepresented the role of Natural Resources Wales in the planning process for the Heol y Glyn development. This is evidence he is presenting as factual to the Planning Committee. We believe that the reason he does this is to cover up Planning Department malpractice which allowed the Cuddy Group to tip on the site unregulated and to provide the Planning Committee with a sense of lawfulness for the development and in particular the illegal tipping habits of the Cuddy Group. The Cuddy Group were tipping at the Heol y Glyn site from 2005 to 2016 while Natural Resources Wales was founded in 2013 and the Cuddy Group's first NRW licence dates from August 2014 by which time the majority of tipped material had been brought onto the site.
https://youtu.be/a7cMoQ38Ih4		GLYNNEATH CONTAMINATION - TOWN COUNCIL MEETING 27 OCTOBER 2020 - ITEM 17 EAST GLYNNEATH RESIDENTS AGAINST CONTAMINATION CORRESPONDENCE AND ASSOCIATED REPORT Every Glynneath Town Councillor in this video is aware that Neath Port Talbot Council broke the land contamination rules in 2009 resulting in an above normal level of carcinogens remaining in the soil at the Heol-y-Glyn site. The soil should have been cleaned up or tested further once contamination of this level was found. The increased contamination and safety recommendations to protect Glynneath residents that were ignored has endangered the lives of Glynneath families for at least the last 12 years. It is possible that there are deaths in the East Glynneath area that may be related to this contamination and the ignored safety recommendations.
https://youtu.be/tvHPn9flfto		NEATH-PORT TALBOT COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE CORRUPTION - GLYNNEATH CONTAMINATION This video shows how the Planning Committee malpractice has enabled the Planning Department at Neath-Port Talbot Council to place Glynneath residents lives in danger, causing deaths from a rare neurodegenerative disorder and almost certainly commit the UK law offence Corporate Manslaughter. The Planning Department are covering up contamination at the Heol y Glyn Development in Glynneath.
https://youtu.be/1g2FSwZQb1w		Glynneath Town Council are probably the most corrupt council in Wales and they are refusing to accept responsibility to challenge their parent authority Neath Port Talbot Council who have blatantly broken rules in relation to the Contaminated Land Strategy at the Heol y Glyn landfill site. The following video is a representation I made to ask a public question in relation to a SAR made about a Mike Pugh email chain.

22/10/2020		COUNCILLOR LEADER STATEMENT 20201022A-WB-NPTC-CLEA-statement-enzo - The council leader made a statement on the council website that failed to provide evidence to contradict our research report submitted to the planning committee and local councillors on 7/9/2021. Council Leader Statement on 22 October 2020 - CLICK HERE THE EGRAC 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT BREACH RESEARCH REPORT
22/10/2020		EGRAC RESPONSE TO COUNCIL LEADERS STATEMENT We responded with a statement of our own which we published on the council facebook page. EGRAC RESPONSE TO COUNCIL LEADERS STATEMENT
25/10/2020		Del Morgan & Simon Knoyle Addendum to the Council Leader's Statement. - CLICK HERE
24/11/2020		ENZO PULL OUT OF DEVELOPMENT According to Facebook user Matt William, Enzo have pulled out of the development. See Enzo update received by him below.
26/11/2020		ENZO THREATENS EGRAC SPOKESPERSON DAI RICHARDS - CLICK HERE
27/11/2020		WALES ON-LINE ARTICLE ABOUT ENZO'S TEMPORARY STOP NOTICE - CLICK HERE
4/12/2020		ENZO PUTS DEVELOPMENT LAND UP FOR SALE - WALES ON-LINE ARTICLE - CLICK HERE
20/12/2020		Have Natural Resources Wales and Neath Port Talbot Council shared information with Enzo that points towards the tipping of toxic waste at the Heol y Glyn site? - CLICK HERE
6/1/2021		ENZO APPEALS AGAINST TREE DESTRUCTION DECISION Enzo Sauro is in court this week (6 Jan 2021) attempting to overturn his fine for the destruction of 73 protected trees in his Penllegaer development. - CLICK HERE His appeal is eventually overruled
26/1/2021		MY CORRUPT COUNCIL WEBSITE STARTED What is clear from my dealings with Neath Port Talbot Council is that corrupt actions are the standard practice of employees and councillors. I pay £2000 a year for the privilege of the council placing my property and family in danger. I have started making an analysis of the corrupt actions and the forms of corruption at Neath Port Talbot Council. Please click on the link below for more info. MY CORRUPT COUNCIL - CLICK HERE CORRUPTION ANALYSIS - PLANNING OFFICER STEVE BALL & RA DECEPTION
6/3/2021		The Neath Port Talbot Council Leader resigned after a recording of his personal views and strategic manipulation of political events was leaked. Council FB statement
8/4/2021		A contactor from Cardiff has been jailed for tipping 'inert' waste in in Somerset - CLICK HERE Stowey Quarry was only permitted to accept ‘clean’ and ‘non-hazardous’ material including soil and construction waste for recovery purposes – to build bunds and embankments in the quarry. "The storage and disposal of hazardous material contravened the site’s permit that only allowed clean/inert waste."
3/5/2021		PSP Cluster document delivered to selected members of the Glynneath Town Council CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE DOCUMENT Document Conclusion: “Residents of Brynhyfryd are dying from the rare neurological disorder Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. These deaths are almost certainly due to specified and other potential unspecified contamination tipped at the Heol y Glyn landfill site. Public officers who have covered up this contamination are responsible for the unlawful killing of these residents.”
17/9/2021		ENZO LOSES APPEAL AGAINST REDWOOD TREE DESTRUCTION DECISION Enzo loses his appeal over the felling of a Giant Redwood, however he does have the conviction for the remainder of the trees overturned and his fine for felling the Redwood reduced. - - CLICK HERE
10/6/21		ENZO'S BACK - NEW PLANS SUBMITTED 10th JUNE 2021 - CLICK HERE 20% OF THE GROUND TESTED IN OCTOBER WITH 17 INSTANCES OF CONTAMINATION
2/11/2021		HEAD OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION REFUSES TO ANSWER SCRUTINY QUESTIONS After an exchange of private messages on Facebook and emails, the Chair of the Scrutiny Committee with responsibility for contaminated land Councillor Stephen Karl Hunt agreed to ask questions of the Planning Department for us. We submitted 5 questions to Councillor Hunt, all directed towards the Head of Planning and Public Protection, Ceri Morris. Councillor Hunt met with Head of Planning and others and the group refused to answer the questions. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS INFORMATION
21/8/22		The following paper in the British Medical Journal - https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3310 "Environmental toxic metal contaminants and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis" shows that exposure to arsenic & lead can increase the risk of heart attacks. If we refer to its... Conclusion: Exposure to arsenic, lead, cadmium, and copper is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease. Mercury is not associated with cardiovascular risk. These findings reinforce the importance of environmental toxic metals in cardiovascular risk, beyond the roles of conventional behavioural risk factors.
27/8/22 20220827	SKH - Hunt Morris 5 questions complete exchange published	20220827R-WB-RICD-SKHU-complete 5 FIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE SCRUTINY CHAIR FOR CONTAMINATED LAND TO THE HEAD OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION Councillor Hunt was stonewalled by the Planning Department for almost 3 months and a reply was eventually received from him on 31 January 2022. The reply from the Head of Planning and Public Protection, Ceri Morris used a method of deception to avoid Question 1 and ignored the remaining 4 questions by moving the time relevance from historic actions to current and future process information. CLICK HERE FOR THIS COMMUNICATION The final communication in this series contained a request for a HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT to be supplied by the planning department. To date (3 September 2022) nothing has been received from Stephen K Hunt, now the council leader. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE CHAIN OF COMMUNICATION
4/9/22		Councillor Knoyle paltering - In a letter dated 14/2/22 Councillor Simon Knoyle used a method of deception known as 'paltering' to hide the fact that there are plans awaiting decision with NPTC relating to the site. Click on this link 20220904A-LE-GRAC-GTCO-ski.plans for our letter to East Glynneath Councillors that requests the Glynneath Town Council inform residents of the true situation.
20/12/22		REPORT TO POLICE OF THE COUNCIL LEADER, STEPHEN KARL HUNT COVERING UP NPTC CORRUPTION THAT HAS POTENTIALLY CAUSED THE DEATH OF THE ACTRESS RUTH MADOC AND HER HUSBAND JOHN JACKSON. CLICK HERE

ARE NEATH-PORT TALBOT, THE COUNCIL OF DEATH?

DUMPING 1940-2017 - Several residents of the area witnessed what they believe to be suspicious activity happening at the site while it was under the ownership of the Cuddy Group. This includes the presence of barrels believed to be of chemical waste.

Activities of the Cuddy Group included:

Tipping in the middle of the night / early morning, residents were woken regularly at 2.00 and 3.00am to the sound of lorries tipping waste.

Tipping into deep holes, special deep holes which were dug by machines and then waste was tipped into them and the holes were refilled.

The land was proven to be contaminated in 2008 and the test showed that around 65% of the soil at the site was contaminated, however some of the contamination may have been from the site's historical use as a council 'ash' tip, it is not known when exactly tipping commenced at the site but it is known that it was an actively being tipped on circa 1940.

PLANNING MISCONDUCT 2008-2010 - The Neath Port Talbot Council planning team have deliberately placed the lives of Glynneath residents at risk in 2010 by not following the laws and regulations relating to contaminated land. The planning department in 2010 hid the fact that the land at the Heol-y-Glyn site is contaminated with grade 1 classified carcinogens which breaches the Environmental Protection Act 1990. CLICK HERE FOR THIS INFORMATION

COUNCIL COVER UP - 2020 -

The council are covering up the fact that the planning department have broken regulations by refusing to investigate the actions of the planning department 2008-2010. This contravenes the both the regulations of the council and the purpose and values of Neath Port Talbot Council.

The following members of Neath Port Talbot Council have been made aware of this and they either continue to hide this council misconduct by committing misconduct/malpractice themselves or they are in a position to question the actions of the planning department by their elected representation and are refusing to communicate or do anything about it.

Steve Ball (Planning Development Manager) s.ball@npt.gov.uk 01639 686727 - COMPLAINT 1 -

Mr Ceri Morris, (Head of Planning and Public Protection) - c.morris1@npt.gov.uk 01639 686 681

Nicola Pearce (Director of Environment and Regeneration) n.pearce@npt.gov.uk 01639 686668

Councillor Rob Jones (Council Leader), cllr.r.g.jones@npt.gov.uk 01639 681253

Councillor Del Morgan (Glynneath), cllr.j.d.morgan@npt.gov.uk 01639 722300

Councillor Simon Knoyle, Glynneath, cllr.s.a.knoyle@npt.gov.uk 07968 386108