is the Cynon Valley MS pleased that the local council is building on a floodplain?
Well there was an election due and the Cynon Valley MS is pleased that the local council is building on a floodplain well she did help to secure the project, “I'm pleased to have helped secure a number of projects, such as the new units on Robertstown Industrial Estate,” Taken from Twitter
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council went ahead with the Construction of 20 number industrial starter units for general industrial storage and distribution despite objections from Natural Resources Wales who said, “We object to the proposed development as submitted as it has not been demonstrated that the risks and consequences of flooding can be managed to an acceptable level in accordance with TAN15.”
NRW said, “Our advice is one of objection because the whole site is not designed to be flood free during a 1 in 100 year plus climate change flood event and the development would result in an increase in flood risk elsewhere, outside of the development site.” As a result of raising the buildings above the predicted flood levels, there is an increase in flood risk elsewhere. The impacts on flood risk elsewhere during the predicted 0.1% (1 in 1000 year) flood event is far more widespread. This is not in line with section A1.12 of TAN15. The roads serving the site are liable to flooding.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council still allowing building on local floodplains so the question is why build in Robertstown on a floodplain is costing taxpayers more in construction costs as the units have to be raised out of the flood zone. As well as a flood potential poor access to the site a low bridge from the so-called Aberdare bypass a level crossing at the other end virtually on a roundabout and another 300 houses to be built on the old Aberdare hospital site. Increasing traffic on the Ynys roundabout already a bottleneck at peak times no forward-thinking from the council.
There is a large area called the Hirwaun Industrial Estate easy access not on a flood plain that has lots of potential building land available as you can see from the above photograph, as most of the large factory units have been demolished take a trip it's like a ghost town to what it was in its heyday. So why didn't the council build the units on the Hirwaun Industrial Estate?
The Welsh Government own the site so why has it deteriorated so much over the last 22 years since Welsh Labour has been in power in Cardiff. What has successive Cynon Valley Labour MPs AMs and MS done to make Hirwaun Industrial Estate a strong source of employment for local people?
How many remember working on the Rhigos Industrial Estate originally built as Royal Ordnance Factory-built between May 1941 and February 1942, at the end of the war, in 1945, the Board of Trade took over the site for use as an industrial estate.
Hirwaun Historical Society provides the details shown below. http://website.hirwaunhistorical.org.uk/industries/hirwaun-industrial-estate
Details obtained from W.W.Price Collection in Aberdare Library. These are some of the tenant companies that set up in business on the Hirwaun Industrial Estate after the closing down of the Royal Ordnance Factory.
Aman Metal Spinners – Made articles in spun metal
Arcy Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Clothing
Angel Upholstery Ltd. – Furniture
Brush Material Manufacturing Co. ltd – Brush making machinery
Cambrian Casting – Makers of non-ferrous castings
Cyanamid Products Ltd – Production of Aureomycin
Concrete Utilities ltd – Manufacture of concrete electric street lighting columns
Chemco Metals – Makers of cigarette lighters
Messrs. Chamberlain & Hookham – Meter makers & Electrical engineers
Dunlop Holdings – Latex Products
Darecraft Metal Products ltd – Agriculture, Horticultural and poultry appliances
Electron ic Components ltd – Electronic components, tool making and Press work
Embee Abrasives Ltd – Abrasives
Engard Fans – Industrial Fans
Electric & Household Utilities – Manufacturers of Table lamps, lampshades and plastic Utility articles
Eko Clocks and Watches Ltd – Synchronous clocks, wristlet and pocket watches
Fisco Ltd – Manufacturers of drawing pins, paper punches, stapling machines, steel tapes, etc
Glamorgan County Ambulance Station – Ambulance garage
Howell & Botham – Manufacturers of articles from aluminium
Holloway ltd
Harry Smith (Moore Abbott) Ltd
Hirwaun Glassworks Co – Manufacturers of glassware products
H Morris Trading as Model Pattern & Woodworking – Pattern makers
J.J.Castings Investment Co Ltd – Dental & Jewellery Investments
Lastex Yarn & Lactron Thread Ltd – Latex products
Mark Templeman & Son – Industrial Gloves
Murphy Radio – Television sets and radios
MYM Products – Metal Stampings and Pressings
Morgan & Brace Ltd – Machine Tools
Ministry of Food – Storage only
Pespecraft Ltd – Model planes, toys etc.
Parrys Butterfull – Cakes Food Products
Purma Cameras – Purma Precision Engineering Co. Ltd Light engineering
Qually Meats Ltd – Preparation and distribution of pre-packed meat
RF Equipment Co. Ltd (Sobell Radio) – Valve components
Radio & Allied Industries – Radio and televisions
Stratton Glassfibre Fabricating Co. – Boat building
C. Saunders & Son – Welding
Sobell’s Industries – Manufacturers of television sets, radios , and radiograms.
Thorn’s Electrical Company – Ferguson Radio Made electric globes
Truvox Engineering Co. Ltd – Radio; Acoustic; Electrical & Domestic Utensils. Electric irons and fires
Tyre Disposals Ltd
