HC Deb 16 December 1969 vol 793 cc282-3W
Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the schemes for the clearance of derelict land in Wales, including those schemes completed, approved and under consideration.

Mr. George Thomas

Following is a list giving details of the schemes approved since November, 1966 (when the Welsh Office Derelict Land Unit was set up) and showing also the schemes completed or largely completed. It is not practicable to give similar details about schemes under consideration.

Local Authority Site Acreage of Derelict Land reclaimed Cost of Scheme Grant approved
£ £
Tredegar U.D.C. *Four Rows, Dukestown 2.53 10,408 7,784
Cwmamman U.D.C. *Gelliceidrim Tip—Stage III Nil 12,101 10,286
Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Colliery Site—Phase II 11 61,527 36,129
Aberdare U.D.C. *Canal Road, Cwmbach 5 23,936 11,636
Glyncorrwg U.D.C. *Duffryn Rhondda Tips—Phase I 13.74 80,244 65,953
Connah's Quay U.D.C. *Disused and Flooded Clay Pit 1.5 12,785 6,392
Wrexham R.D.C. *†Vauxhall Colliery Site 16
Aberdare U.D.C. *Railway Land, Robertstown 12.5 47,846 20,555
Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Colliery Site—Phase IV 12 60,766 31,821
Nantyglo and Blaine U.D.C. *Land at Rising Sun, Lower Deep and Henwaun Tips—Stage I. 7.13 50,220 42,687
Bedwellty U.D.C. *Pengam Old Colliery 29 73,662 62,579
Port Talbot B.C. *Land at Meadow Row and Cornish Row, Cwmavon. 29.56 89,152 63,029
Nantyglo and Blaine U.D.C. *Land at Waunheulog 5 5,000 4,250
Swansea C.B.C. Land at Cwm, Winch Wen and Llansamlet (Landore Valley). 246 142,699 121,294
Swansea C.B.C. *Derelict Railway Arches 1 6,748 4,546
Breconshire C.C. Ystradgynlais By-Pass 25 69,215 57,983
Rhondda B.C. Land at Ynysfeio 36 105,918 44,600
Risca U.D.C. Risca Colliery Lands 20.3 86,899 48,503
Nantyglo and Blaina U.D.C. Club Row, Blaina 26 45,449 38,632
Ebbw Vale U.D.C. Gantra Brock 6.9 59,171 41,772
Llanelli B.C. Derelict Railway Land 85.95 53,836 24,511
Abertillery U.D.C. Rhiw Colbren Tip 4 30,334 20,256
Aberdare U.D.C. Lettyshenkin Tips 20.5 68,574 58,288
Abertillery U.D.C. Cwmtillery Valley—Stage I 32 134,688 114,485
Llanelli B.C. *Greenfield Works 0.27 4,388 3,730
Aberdare U.D.C. Land at Fforchaman 18 58,458 49,689
Aberdare U.D.C. Land at Abernant 14.85 15,511 13,184
Pontypool U.D.C. Land at Golynos—Phase I 33.9 34,769 29,554
Ceiriog R.D.C. Brynkinallt Colliery Spoil Heap 26.89 72,578 58,239
Wrexham R.D.C. Land at Sol way Banks 19.07 24,875 21,144
* Schemes completed or largely completed.
† Schemes where no grant was payable because the amount realised by the sale of the cleared land for industrial development exceeded the reclamation costs.