Planning

We have made many planning applications on behalf of our clients. ExCAL has secured planning permission for various aspects of the following waste management facilities:

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Baglan Energy Park
ExCAL were retained by NPTCBC to undertake a comprehensive study for a 200 acre development site near Port Talbot in South Wales. The site was formerly occupied by a steelworks, a galvanising facility and other potentially contaminative uses.

Bridgend County Borough Council, St. John's Washery, Maesteg
ExCAL were commissioned to undertake a study of the St. John's Washery site, Maesteg. The area has been subjected to intensive historical industrial use including an iron works, intensive mining for coal, over 90 coke ovens, two landfill sites and large colliery tips.

LAS Waste Limited, Lampeter
A working plan was developed for the operation of a waste transfer station at Tregaron Road, Lampeter and a Waste Management Licence was obtained. Planning permission was obtained for further buildings on the site.

Davies Bros (Waste) Limited, Bridgend
The working plan for the Tythegston Landfill Site was prepared by ExCAL on behalf of Davies Bros and a waste management licence was obtained. We are currently assisting Davies Bros with the surrender of the licence following completion of the landfill. We successfully gained planning permission for a Waste to Energy Facility on the site which converts municipal waste to a mixture of gases which are used to generate electricity. Planning permission was obtained for new buildings and for extensions to new buildings on the site.

Gerald Davies Limited, Kenfig Industrial Estate, Margam
Excal assisted Gerald Davies Ltd. to surrender a waste management licence for an inert landfill site. We are currently handling a planning application for industrial units on the landfill site.

Planning permission was also obtained for the following projects:

• Young Bros, Tiers Cross - Golf course development.
• Castell Howell Foods, Carmarthen - New building.
• Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire - Holiday complex.
• Springwater Lakes, Camarthenshire - Leisure development.
• S & J Enterprise, Ammanford - Forklift truck training centre.