Top council official has role at energy company

TOP official at a council holds a prominent position at a company behind plans to develop a multi-million-pound energy park.

- TED PESKETT Local democracy reporter

Marcus Goldsworthy is the director of place at Vale of Glamorgan Council, which is the team responsible for the local authority's planning functions.

He is also one of a number of executive directors at Cardiff Capital Region Energy (CCR Energy), which is the company behind plans to transform Aberthaw Power Station, in the Vale of Glamorgan, into a renewable energy park.

Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), a partnership of 10 councils in southeast Wales, completed its purchase of the site in 2023 and demolition of the old power plant is under way.

In a joint statement CCR Energy and the Vale of Glamorgan Council said: “We can confirm that Marcus Goldsworthy continues in his role as director of place at Vale of Glamorgan Council alongside his appointment as an executive director of CCR Energy. Both the council and CCR Energy have been clear that any potential conflicts of interest must be avoided.