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To: NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
NO EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN PONTRHYDYFEN, CWMAFAN, Neath Port Talbot.
REJECT PLANNING APPLICATION No. P2015/0031 – Temporary permission for drilling of an exploratory borehole - Land within Foel Fynyddau Forest near Pontrhydyfen, Cwmafan, Port Talbot
Why is this important?
Pontrhydyfen.....birthplace of Richard Burton, Ivor Emmanuel & Rebecca Evans, now a place of natural beauty where tourism is thriving. All year round, mountain bikers visit nearby Afan Argoed Country Park which boasts one of the finest bike paths in Europe. Visitors also come to the area to walk the Richard Burton Trail.
Pontrhydyfen is also home to two rivers, the Pelenna and the Afan, both of which have suffered contamination in the past from the Industrial Age and Coal Mining. Cleaning up the rivers has been both expensive and has taken many years.
The Foel Fynyddau forest is rich in wildlife - deer, badgers, pipistrelle bats, foxes and Red Kites, to name but a few. Unfortunately this is where a company, UK Methane, want to drill an Exploratory Borehole to test for shale gas.
The people of Pontrhydyfen, Cwmafan and many residents in the Neath Port Talbot area do not want an Exploratory Borehole drilled on Land within the Foel Fynyddau Forest near Pontrhydyfen, Cwmafan, Port Talbot.
The proposed Exploratory Drilling development will adversely affect the amenities of residents and visitors and carries a significant risk of:
Disturbance to residents of this normally peaceful area from noise, light and traffic movements arising from 24 hour working.
Disturbance to local wildlife; in particular badgers and bats
Damage to already poorly maintained local roads from constant HGV movements
Pollution of local water courses as a result of accidents and spillages on the site.
Pontrhydyfen is also home to two rivers, the Pelenna and the Afan, both of which have suffered contamination in the past from the Industrial Age and Coal Mining. Cleaning up the rivers has been both expensive and has taken many years.
The Foel Fynyddau forest is rich in wildlife - deer, badgers, pipistrelle bats, foxes and Red Kites, to name but a few. Unfortunately this is where a company, UK Methane, want to drill an Exploratory Borehole to test for shale gas.
The people of Pontrhydyfen, Cwmafan and many residents in the Neath Port Talbot area do not want an Exploratory Borehole drilled on Land within the Foel Fynyddau Forest near Pontrhydyfen, Cwmafan, Port Talbot.
The proposed Exploratory Drilling development will adversely affect the amenities of residents and visitors and carries a significant risk of:
Disturbance to residents of this normally peaceful area from noise, light and traffic movements arising from 24 hour working.
Disturbance to local wildlife; in particular badgers and bats
Damage to already poorly maintained local roads from constant HGV movements
Pollution of local water courses as a result of accidents and spillages on the site.
