§ Mr. Gwnoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the derelict land clearance schemes in progress at present and the estimated total cost of each scheme when completed, and the derelict land clearance schemes submitted to his Department for approval at present;
(2) if he will list the derelict land schemes that have been completed in the last five years, and the total cost of each scheme.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI would refer the hon. Member to the replies given to the hon. Members for Rhondda, West (Mr. Alec Jones) and Cardigan (Mr. Elystan Morgan) on 10th November, 1970, and 25th May, 1972, respectively.—[Vol. 806, c.148–152Vol. 837, c.494.]
The following list gives details of schemes approved since 10th November, 1970:
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Local Authority Site Acreage of Derelict Land Reclaimed Cost of Scheme Grant Approved £ £ Pontardawe RDC … Steer Pit Tip, Gwaencaergurwen … 27.70* 38,100 32,385 Rhymney UDC … McLaren Colliery, Abertysswg … 9.91* 21,532 12,140 Rhymney UDC … Memorial Park Area … … 7.50* 3,995 3,396 Rhymney UDC … Pwll-y-Llacha Colliery … … 3.83* 15,027 11,328 Monmouthshire CC … Ty Trist Site, Tredegar—Stages I and II … … … … … 65.35* 112,897 77,942 Rhymney UDC … Cwm Mawr—Stage I … … 12.00* 43,745 37,183 Aberdare UDC … Bwllfa Dare … … … … 300.00* 246,230 209,296 Penybont RDC … Raglan Tip, Heol-y-Cyw … … 11.60* 23,869 20,289 Abertillery UDC … Vivian Tip … … … … 17.22 212,809 180,888 Bedwellty UDC … Phillipstown Tip—Stage I … … 24.00 136,114 115,697 Vaynor and Penderyn RDC. Powder Works, Coed-y-Rhaidr Pontneddfechan … … … 6.00* 2,683 2,281 Abertillery UDC … Gilson's Tip … … … … 4.72 10,855 9,227 Llanelli RDC … Meadow Road Tip, Crosshands … 60.00* 92,910 78,974 Monmouthshire CC … Cwmgelli, Blackwood … … 2.97* 9,263 4,049 Glamorgan CC … Gilfach Goch Tips—Stage I … Nil*‡ 22,621 19,228 Tredegar UDC … No. 9 Pit Site … … … … 240.00*§ 219,070 186,210 Pontardawe RDC … Railway Embankment, Clydach … 3.59 58,674 49,873 Bedwellty UDC … Aberbargoed Reservoir Site … 3.50* 15,734 13,374 Ebbw Vale UDC … Gas Holder Site … … … 13.00§ 48,186 40,958 Llanelli BC … … Scrap Yard, Embankment Road … 3.40* 16,472 14,001 Vaynor and Penderyn RDC Cefn Coed Railway Station … … 0.78 1,407 1,153 Blaenavon UDC … Dragon Site … … … … 35.00 34,402 29,242 Cwmamman UDC … Raven Colliery—North and South Sites. 15.00*§ 41,959 35,665 Llandeilo RDC … Raven Colliery—South Site … 8,086 6,873 Neath RDC … … Seven Sisters … … … … 34.13 58,098 40,883 Ebbw Vale UDC … Beaufort Viaduct Site … … 4.25*§ 17,630 14,986 Bedwellty UDC … Victoria Road, Pengam … … 5.00§ 15,594 13,255 Abercarn UDC … Penrhiwbicca, Newbridge … … 4.00 5,841 4,965 Gelligaer UDC … Cefn Brithdir Tip—Phase II … 47.78 53,991 45,892 Ammanford UDC … Carregamman Railway Goods Yard 2.69 7,935 6,745 Swansea CBC … … Craig Brickworks and George Cohen Land, Morriston … … … 11.90 28,063 5,154 Brynmawr UDC … Cornish Pond … … … 11.76 11,803 10,033 Nantyglo and Blaina UDC. Cornish Pond … … … 19.08 19,251 16,363 Llanelli BC … … Laundry Site between Tunnel Road and Cedric Street … … … 0.29* 2,702 2,297 Merthyr Tydfil CBC 19th Century Tips, Aberfan—Stages I and II … … … … 40.52 130,671 111,070 Port Talbot BC … Parc-y-Llyn, Cwmavon … … 6.00§ 19,507 16,581 Bedwellty UDC … Elliot Colliery … … … 36.00 31,989 27,191 Pontypool UDC … Golynos—Varteg Coal Site … 46.10 116,552 99,069 Cwmbran UDC … Monmouthshire/Brecon Canal … 7.00§ 12,881 9,661 Ebbw Vale UDC … Marine Colliery Tip Complex … 80.00§ 174,122 148,004 Llanelli BC … … Railway Bridge over River Lleidi North Dock … … … 0.40 2,100 1,785 Maesteg UDC … Old Colliery Tip adjacent to Neath Road … … … … 0.41 1,624 1,380 Gelligaer UDC … Fochriw West … … … 180.30 135,398 115,088 Caerphilly UDC … Llanbradach … … … … 40.00§ 59,870 50,890 Gwyrfai RDC … Coed Madog Slate Quarry, Tal-y-Sarn … … … … 21.58 45,250 38,463 Abercarn UDC … Cwmcarn Colliery—Stage I … … 22.00§ 13,804 11,733 Pembrokeshire CC … Talbenny Airfield … … … 9.15 4,400 3,740 Rhondda BC … … Mynydd-Ty-Isaf … … … 19.00 10,100 8,585 Glamorgan CC … Gilfach Goch—Stage II … … 104.37 173,475 147,454 Caernarvonshire CC Padarn Country Park … … 35.00§ 19,393 16,484 Glamorgan CC … Taffs Well Viaduct … … … 0.50§ 50,060 42,551 Prestatyn UDC … Old Retort House … … … 0.23* 1,470 1,102 Totals … … … 2,036.25 3,396,070 2,726,311 * Schemes completed or largely completed. † Increase in "after value" of land exceeded cost of works. ‡ Preparatory work for Stage II. § Approximate.
§ Mr. Michael Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much land blighted by past industrial activity in Wales was redeemed in 1971.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasAbout 850 acres.
§ Mr. Michael Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of how much land blighted by past industrial activity in Wales remains to be cleared.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasLocal planning authorities are carrrying out a comprehensive survey of dereliction in their areas and I would prefer to await the result of the survey before committing myself to an estimate.