SIMON KNOYLE - FB WHITEWASH POST 27/7/21

Heol Y Glyn Residential Development - UPDATE. Hi all, There is a lot of “mis-information” going around regarding the above, I have been asked by a few people what is the current situation? RE: Planning Consultation Reference P2021/0546 This is a current Planning Application Submitted, it has been submitted by the Agents representing Enzo Homes, so we have been told, this was a condition of the sale of the land to the new owners. The application relates to Conditions (see attached for a full list) from the previous application, it is with officers for them to produce the report based on the conditions and make recommendations. Both local ward members have requested further details of the application to be provided to us ASAP. Personally I have made my representations to officers known, that further testing of the soil at greater depths is required before any further development is allowed to commence. This is no different to what I wanted when the previous application came to the Planning Committee in Sept/Oct 2020. I do not wish to speak on behalf of Del but both he, I and Glynneath Town Council formally wrote to the Planning Department stating our concerns and requests in Sept / Oct last year. I support Development within Glynneath especially new housing BUT in this particular regards, additional and deeper testing of the soil MUST be undertaken before any development commence on this site, this is exactly the same stance that I took in the lead up to the previous Planning Application for this Development. Please get in contact if you require further information about this, thanks
Heol Y Glyn Residential Development - UPDATE. Hi all,	subject matter & greeting
There is a lot of “mis-information” going around regarding the above. I have been asked by a few people what is the current situation? RE: Planning Consultation Reference P2021/0546	Purposeful Action: Information supplied: Simon Knoyle has provided information that there is a lot of mis-information being circulated in relation to the Heol y Glyn Residential Development. Counter information: To the best of our knowledge the Glynneath Residents Against Contamination are the only group who have published information in relation to the development within the last 3 months. ANALYSIS: The letter starts "Would it be possible to have an information update please on what is happening at the Heol y Glyn Development?" On the basis that no other information has been published and Councillor Knoyle has stated that his 'Facebook' post is an 'update' for the development which the GRAC organisation requested. Councillor Knoyle must be referencing the letter/video from this organisation (GRAC) suggesting that it contains mis-information. It should be noted that the information contained in the letter has been taken from the Neath-Port Talbot Council website. Supplementary information has been referenced from reputable scientific websites in relation to the harmful substances exposed at the development. Rugby Relics Ltd have checked this information and are confident that it is correct and a fair representation of that contained on the NPTC website in relation to the letter delivered to the Glynneath Councillors. Unless it can be proved that other organisations or members of the public have published mis-information in relation to the site, it must be accepted that Simon Knoyle is replying to and referring directly to the letter delivered on 19 July 2021 and to the Facebook video/public question which was an exact representation of the text contained in the letters sent to the Neath-Port Talbot and Glynneath Town Councillors Simon Knoyle and Del Morgan, the video was published to the Glynneath News and Views social media group on 20 July 2021. It must be accepted that if Councillor Simon Knoyle is unable to provide evidence of mis-information published in the lead up to this statement in relation to the development then his purpose in making this post is to discredit the GRAC organisation publicly asked question and to supply biased information to the people of Glynneath. It is in effect a "whitewash" post that is meant to deceive members of the public.
This is a current Planning Application Submitted, it has been submitted by the Agents representing Enzo Homes, so we have been told, this was a condition of the sale of the land to the new owners.	The reason why Enzo has been retained to put the plans through is because Short's Bros are aware that planning application P2020/0863 passed in March 2021 will break the 1990 Environmental Protection Act when the spoil heap is removed from the land without first having been tested. The spoil heap was tested as contaminated in 2008 and soil from the heap moved to other parts of the site have been tested up to 9 times above the safety levels.
The application relates to Conditions (see attached for a full list) from the previous application, it is with officers for them to produce the report based on the conditions and make recommendations.	attempting to pass accounatability on to the planning department
Both local ward members have requested further details of the application to be provided to us ASAP.	The details of the application can be founds on the NPTC website. We have saved this information and added it to this website as it first appeared. (The planning dept have a history of changing info)

Personally I have made my representations to officers known, that further testing of the soil at greater depths is required before any further development is allowed to commence. This is no different to what I wanted when the previous application came to the Planning Committee in Sept/Oct 2020. I do not wish to speak on behalf of Del but both he, I and Glynneath Town Council formally wrote to the Planning Department stating our concerns and requests in Sept / Oct last year. I support Development within Glynneath especially new housing BUT in this particular regards, additional and deeper testing of the soil MUST be undertaken before any development commence on this site, this is exactly the same stance that I took in the lead up to the previous Planning Application for this Development.	Simon Knoyle in this section is giving us his stance on the site testing and the development in general but he does provide us some information when he says the following: "This is no different to what I wanted when the previous application came to the Planning Committee in Sept/Oct 2020." This information is incorrect. The previous application was P2020/0863 which allowed Enzo to take away the land without testing on the understanding that the land in the spoil heap is inert. (NRW allowed only inert soil to be tipped, however this was not regulated and there are eyewitness reports of barrels of potentally toxic waste being dumped into holes which were then backfilled in this area). If we refer to the recent test we will see that the land that has been recently tested as contaminated is part of the corner of the spoil heap that has been spread around by Enzo including in the direction of lower Brynhyfryd and Woodland Park. If we watch the video that shows the history of the Natural Resources Wales licence at the site, you will see how the planning officer Steve Ball misrepresents that role of NRW on the site and how the spoil heap already in existence in 2008 was tested as contaminated at that time. Simon Knoyle is aware of this having received a document on 7 September that includes this information and the process that kept it untested and hidden from the residents of Glynneath. Simon Knoyle's stance on this particular occasion was that he was complicit with Enzo who at the time was breaking the conditions. He stated on 16/10/2020 in a Facebook post in which he directed his comment toward myself. "They will then carry out test of the ground below the “mound” as was suggested by your local ward members, local residents and yourself!!" Meaning he didn't think that the spoil heap should be tested, it should be taken away and then the lower levels only tested. If we refer to the 'Simon Knoyle Secrets' video we will see that he has been aware since October 2020 that the land is contaminated and has done nothing to inform the people of Glynneath about the potential dangers of this contamination. The fact that several dangerous chemicals have been exposed to the Glynneath public by Enzo Homes when they broke the planning conditions in November 2020 implicates Simon Knoyle in the endangerment of the lives of Glynneath residents. He is complicit with the potential 'corporate manslaughter' of Glynneath residents by Enzo Homes who broke the conditions and exposed these chemicals to the public.
Please get in contact if you require further information about this, thanks.	opportunity to receive more information.
	partial image of letter at the end of the document Information supplied: Simon Knoyle has only supplied part of a letter. The document it would seem is a 'ward consultation' which would suggest that it is supplying information to Glynneath Town Council for comment on the planning application.