Newport haulier faces site battle
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• Environmental objections to plans by Newport haulier Robert Hughes, trading as RBH Transport, to base four additional vehicles at the Tavener Trading Estate, Caerleon, have led to South Wales Deputy Licensing Authority, Ronald Jackson, reserving his decision pending a site visit.
Hughes had applied to increase his licence from four to ten vehicles, two of the additional vehicles to be kept at his existing operating centre at the premises of Heirloom Furniture at Pontllanfraith. Subsequently, the use of the Caerleon site was opposed by Gwent County Council and local residents. There was no objection from Newport Borough Council, following assurances over the times of the movement of vehicles into and out of the area.
For the residents, it was said that seven firms operated from the trading estate and there was a particular problem concerning the flow of heavy goods vehicles in the town. Any increase in their number was bound to have a detrimental effect.
Mike Hewson, of the county's Highways Department, said its objection was based a the limited parking area of the site concerned and the poor turning visibility out of the pri vate access road. He agreed that Newport Borough Counci was responsible for the estate which opened in 1967.
Hughes said that the site was convenient for the parkini of his vehicles that worked in the valleys, and it was the onl: site that offered secure parkin. facilities. He was prepared to accept conditions suggested b3 Newport Borough Council that there should be no vehicle movements except between 07.00hrs and 19.00hrs, Monday to Friday, and 07.00hrs and 13.00hrs on Saturdays, ex cept in emergencies.
He said that the normal practice was for the vehicles tt go out on Monday, return on Wednesday, go out again on Thursday and return at the weekend.