| Email: Dai Richards <dai@rugbyrelics.com> Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 11:56 PM
Reply-To: Dai Richards <sales@rugbyrelics.com>
To: "Cllr. Simon Knoyle" <cllr.s.a.knoyle@npt.gov.uk>,
joeyvt1@googlemail.com
Cc: "Cllr. Del Morgan" <cllr.j.d.morgan@npt.gov.uk>,
jangregory100@gmail.com, shanemcmenamin45@gmail.com, haulwenjones <haulwenjones@live.com>,
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GTCO-Glynneath Town Council <enquiries@glynneathtowncouncil.gov.uk>,
haulwenjones@icloud.com, jenirobs@googlemail.com, cllr.mpugh@hotmail.com, Janet Collins <janetcollins6218@outlook.com>,
rknoylegtc@gmail.com, abetterwales@gmail.com
Dear Glynneath Town Council,
Please could you discuss the following two Facebook posts in a full council meeting at your earliest convenience. The posts made by Councillor Simon Knoyle show contradictory statements in relation to the Heol y Glyn Development. In the bottom image is an email received by Cllr Knoyle from the planning department, it shows that he has met the applicant and planning department on site and has been made aware of, and is in agreement with the planning department that the spoil heap is removed from the site without testing.
Councillor Knoyle posted this on facebook on 16/10/2020. These plans were all about removing the requirement for testing the spoil heap and they then bypassed the committee process and were passed by the planning department in March 2021. In today's statement, Cllr Knoyle states that he does not support the removal of soil from the site without additional testing. I believe these statements to be contradictory and today's statement is complete nonsense because Cllr Knoyle is aware that the developer can do what he wants with the spoil heap because he has helped usher through a planning application that removes the
requirement for testing, this can be seen in the lower image. It also should be noted that if you refer to the planning meeting dated 8/9/2020 which can be found on-line Cllr Knoyle states that he is aware
that Enzo intends to spread the spoil heap around. This means that not all the spoil heap will be taken away, some will be 'cut and filled' as Councillor Knoyle states to fill in the stream next to peoples houses. Quite simply he is aware that the land is contaminated, he is aware that the developer has failed to provide a human health risk assessment in accordance with the contaminated land policies of the council. He is more than happy for toxic waste to be moved next to the houses of the people he is supposed to represent. The spoil heap has already tested as contaminated and if people die from this toxic waste then Glynneath Town Council will have breached the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act and that makes you all collectively guilty of manslaughter. Councillor Knoyle's post today is not about future testing, its about the testing that has been done already that is currently on the top level of the soil and has been moved towards Lower Brynhyfryd and Woodland Park. if you look closely at the testing results you can see its been tampered with and is almost certainly a lot worse than it is. If you watch this video about planning department corruption in relation to the site, you'll note that I predicted which houses would be flooded and that Enzo would break the conditions. The planning department at NPTCBC are blatantly corrupt and Simon Knoyle has been supporting their actions.
https://youtu.be/tvHPn9flfto
If you as a council keep looking the other way while my family and other families in this area are in danger of being poisoned then you only have yourselves to blame when the time comes for making public officials accountable because failure to act is not an excuse.
regards - David Richards, Rugby Relics Ltd
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| 17/1/22 -
The reply from JH on behalf of GTC included the
full GTC
Dear Mr Richards,
Just to let you know, I will be perusing this matter in my capacity as a GTC member with other members of this council, and other Departments.
There is a clear breach of conduct committed by Councillor Simon Knoyle , to which I will be personally investigating, as not to bring all other councillors into disrepute by his sole actions.
I will firstly be contacting the “Council Ombudsman” to seek further guidance, and thereafter seeking guidance from NPTCBC and the Welsh office .
Thank you for all your hard work and time on bringing this to us, and highlighting Councillor Knoyle’s involvement as a County member in this matter.
For all members that have Fully read the report and understood it, and are turning a blind eye to this report, and Councillor Knoyle’s clear breach in the position he holds as County member/Town councillor, in his actions surrounding this breach of confidence, please state your intentions .
Thanks Jennifer.
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