LA's hands are tied
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• When neighbouring residents made representations on environmental grounds against a licence application by South Glamorgan-based A J Gore & Sons Group, South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh said he sympathised, but added that his hands were tied. He was not allowed to refuse an Operator Licence application when there was no material change.
The company had applied for a new international Operators Licence for eight vehicles and semi-trailers, based at Old Station Yard, Gileston, St Athan.
For Gore, it was said that the business had previously operated as a partnership, holding a licence that was due to expire in February. The formation of a limited company required a new licence, and the application was in the same terms as the position that had existed since 1986.
Four neighbouring residents complained about noise, dust, pollution and disturbance from the company's operations at unsocial hours. They also claimed the operation created a road safety hazard.