Nant Llesg Surface Mine

Caerphilly County Borough Council has received a planning application for proposals by Miller Argent (South Wales) Ltd to recover 6 million tonnes of coal by surface mining methods on 478 hectares of land to the west of Rhymney, north of Fochriw and south of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road.

Members of the public may inspect copies of the information at Ty Pontllanfraith, Blackwood Road, Pontllanfraith during all reasonable hours until 5pm. It is also available for inspection at Rhymney Library, Bargoed Library, Deri Library and Nelson Library.

Planning Committee

Caerphilly County Borough Council will report planning application 13/0732/MIN for the surface mine and associated works at Nant Llesg, north of Fochriw, to its Planning Committee on 10 June 2015. The application will be deferred for a members' site visit at that meeting, which will take place on 23 June 2015. The application will then be reported to a Special Planning Committee on 24 June 2015.
 
The Special Planning Committee will be held in the Council Chamber at Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7PG. It will start at 2.00 p.m. The timetable for the meeting will be as follows: -

  • Introduction by the Chair of the Planning Committee - 15 minutes
  • Procedural matters discussed by the Head of Planning and Regeneration or Development Control Manager - 15 minutes
  • Case officer to outline the scheme - 30 minutes
  • Objectors to the scheme - 45 minutes
  • Non-Planning Committee members - 30 minutes (without prejudice to the right of the Council's members under its Constitution to address the Planning Committee)
  • Applicants and supporters of the scheme - 45 minutes
  • Discussion and decision by the Planning Committee

If you have any queries about this procedure please contact Tim Stephens, Development Control manager on 01495 235359, or email stepht@caerphilly.gov.uk.

Further information - 16 October 2014

Second Addendum to Environmental Statement (PDF 2.9mb)

Second Addendum to Environmental Statement and Addendum Appendices I (PDF 120.6mb)

Second Addendum to Environmental Statement and Addendum Appendices II (PDF 112.9mb)

Second Addendum to Environmental Statement and Addendum Drawings (PDF 38.4mb)

Second Addendum to Environmental Statement Non Technical Summary (PDF 23.3mb)

Addendum to Planning Statement (PDF 4.2mb)

Second Errata - Planning Application and Supporting Documents (PDF 206kb)

Submitted documents - 10 October 2013

Covering Letter (PDF 178kb)

Planning Statement and Appendices (NTS) (PDF 90mb)

Environmental Statements Volume I: Technical Assessments Part 1 (PDF 17.3mb)

Environmental Statements Volume I: Technical Assessments Part 2 (PDF 4.7mb)

Environmental Statements Volume II: Appendices Part 1 (PDF 120mb)

Environmental Statements Volume II: Appendices Part 2 (PDF 157mb)

Environmental Statements Volume II: Appendices Part 3 (PDF 40mb)

Environmental Statements Volume III: Drawings Part 1 (PDF 100mb)

Environmental Statements Volume III: Drawings Part 2 (PDF 497mb)

Non Technical Summary (NTS) (PDF 10mb)

Design and Access Statement (PDF 353kb)

Public Consultation Statement (PDF 18mb)

Addendum to Chapter 8 of the Environmental Statement 'Ecology and Nature Conservation' and an Errata for the original application documents

Letter (PDF 925kb)

Errata (PDF 665kb)

Addendum (PDF 14.8mb)

Planning Committee procedure for determining the planning application

Current details are available in the attached letter.

Planning Committee procedure for determining the planning application (PDF 434kb)

Draft agreements submitted by Miller Argent

Draft agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and draft agreement under Section 2 of the Local Government Act 2000. The applicants, Miller Argent, have submitted these draft agreements in association with their planning application. 

Draft agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Draft agreement under Section 2 of the Local Government Act 2000

Documents commissioned by the local planning authority

Economic Assessment of Proposed Nant Llesg Surface Mine (PDF)

Restoration and Aftercare Liability (PDF)