Planning Committee Success for Soil Blending Facility

Simply Planning have been successful in securing a resolution to grant Planning Permission for a proposed soil blending facility at Forest Wood Quarry, Pontyclun.

Our client, Freeland Horticulture, is largest soil supplier in England and Wales, servicing the landscaping and housing market since 1993. Their product is a high specification soil which is in short supply and has been used in a range of developments and projects, which have included the Olympic Park, the Eden Project and more locally the to South Wales, the Cardiff Ice Arena and Fitzalan High School, amongst various others.

The planning application was met with significant opposition from local residents, with a total of 86 objections submitted during the course of the public consultation.

This type of operation is a prime example of the circular economy in action and is crucial for Wales to reach its carbon zero goals by 2050 and to address the nationally declared climate emergency. Therefore, we are delighted to see the scheme approved by the Committee Members of Rhondda Cynon Taf’s Planning Committee.