Stronger Controls Added to Withyhedge Landfill Permit

Landfill at centre of odour row allowed to take more waste

Nation.Cymru staff A landfill at the centre of longstanding odour complaints has been given permission to accept an additional 50,000 tonnes of waste soil and stone a year for restoration work. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has approved changes to the permit for Withyhedge Landfill near Haverfordwest, despite objections from Pembrokeshire County Council. The regulator said […]

Stronger controls added to Withyhedge landfill permit

MRW Stronger controls added to Withyhedge landfill permit Landfill receives amended permit from NRW despite community concerns, with local authorities expressing disappointment with decision Stronger controls added to Withyhedge landfill permit Daniel Bosley

The landfill that stank out Haverfordwest was six metres over its limit. Its new permit lets the extra waste stay

The site ranked the worst-performing permitted installation in Wales two years running was found to be holding an estimated 406,500 cubic metres more waste than its permit allowed. Natural Resources Wales has now raised the permitted levels, and says the law obliged it to. A separate investigation into permit breaches goes on.

NRW approves Withyhedge Landfill permit variation

Natural Resources Wales has approved a variation to the environmental permit for Withyhedge Landfill, including tougher controls