Holiday park cleared of dumping illegal rubbish

A HOLIDAY park has been cleared of having illegal rubbish dumped on their land, despite local anger.

- JONATHON HILL

Residents who live near Fontygary Holiday and Leisure Park in Rhoose had complained about what was described as a “mountain” of waste in a field next to the caravan park for years.

It resulted in Natural Resources Wales (NRW) investigating reports of construction and demolition waste at the site. They determined the waste mound was having an adverse impact on biodiversity in the area, which is designated by the Vale of Glamorgan Council as a site of importance for nature conservation (SINC), and a notice was served on the landowner to remove the waste, which expired in July 2023.

Fontygary Parks Ltd director Tim McIlveen denied claims the waste had been imported from other sites and said they intended to use it for future projects.

The site received correspondence from NRW telling them to remove the waste as quickly as possible, but it was not removed, said Fiona Hourihane, operations manager for NRW.