A planning application has been submitted to develop a civic amenity site and waste transfer station on Ystrad Mynach’s Dyffryn Business Park, nine years after similar plans were shelved.
In 2005 plans to collect and treat waste at the Dyffryn House site were scrapped, but Caerphilly County Borough Council is seeking permission for a recycling centre and rubbish tip, among other uses.
Under the plans waste will not be treated at the site but household waste collected by the council will be stored there before being removed to an external processing plant.
The application would also give permission for a tip where residents bring their own waste to dispose of as well as housing a vehicle wash, fuelling station and HGV parking.
A Caerphilly County Borough Council spokesperson said: “Caerphilly County Borough Council needs long term plans in place to deal effectively with its municipal waste, and councils across Wales are under increasing pressure to meet tough recycling targets set by the Welsh Government.
“The Dyffryn House redevelopment proposal has already been endorsed by the council’s Cabinet and Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee.
“A formal planning application has now been submitted for consideration, and a final decision about the development will be taken at a meeting of Planning Committee in the future.”
A public exhibition of the plans begins next week, November 24, and comments and objections can be made online or by calling 01495 235298.
The exhibition takes place at Penallta House from November 24-28, Ystrad Mynach Library from December 1-5, Llanbradach Library from December 8-12 and Dyffryn House from December 15-19.
The planning application can be also be viewed on the Caerphilly County Borough Council website.