RCT council had rejected plans for the expansion of Craig yr Hesg quarry in Glyncoch but Planning and Environment Decisions Wales and a Welsh Government minister have approved them after an appeal. Not only does this have a significant impact on a local area of beauty, its wildlife and the biodiversity of the area, the most significant impact will be on the local children and families who are already suffering the ill effects of the quarry. Ill effects to their health, well being and housing! The expansion of the quarry will mean residents and a School are only 150m away. Regular blasts, noise pollution and dust will exacerbate the health issues residents are already experiencing. How does this fit with the Wellbeing future generations (Wales) act 2015!? An Act that puts in place seven well-being goals, including a healthier wales and a globally responsible wales.
Craig yr Hesg
About
Craig yr Hesg Quarry
has been a active since the 1890s, it has been creeping closer to the homes and schools of Glyncoch. The residents believed that the quarrying was due to end in December 2022.
Inexplicably, the local authority sold more land to the quarrying company and approval to continue to extract a further 15.8 million tonnes and extend even closer to homes and schools was granted by Julie James MS - Welsh Cabinet Minister for Climate Change - despite pleas from residents and local councillors.
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Craig yr Hesg Mountain
has been noted in literature for centuries as a rugged and imposing mountain. It forms a fitting backdrop to the town of Pontypridd where the Welsh National Anthem was composed- ‘Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau’ (Old Land of My Fathers), which celebrates the enduring bond between the land, its people and language, a pledge to the land, not a God nor its appointed representative on earth but to the land itself.
