Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 2:46 pm on 15 December 2021.
So, with regard to my supplementary that I'm about to raise, the Minister has been very helpful in dealing with this issue in the past, and, unfortunately, we're now in a position where it's got worse recently. There's an ongoing issue at Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm in my constituency, where a large dairy farm has diversified into both food recycling, for which it's got a contract with several nearby local authorities, including Caerphilly, and mineral extraction from a quarry on site. The process has caused concern to residents in the nearby villages of Gelligaer, Penybryn and Nelson over the years, and it's mainly due to noise, dust and odour pollution, and the related HGV traffic problems. I meet regularly with residents, with key stakeholders, such as Caerphilly council, Natural Resources Wales, Public Health Wales and the operators, Bryn Group, in a formal committee managed setting to try and manage the situation. But what would be helpful is if I could have a meeting with the Minister to talk about some of the key issues that are associated with this very diverse farm and look at what may be done on some of the specific issues that I've mentioned to try and alleviate the problems for residents in the new year.