Barry pleasure park owner told to stop work at Hayes Road

The enforcement notice, dated December 21, orders Mr Danter to stop all work on the site save for work directly related to his fencing application.

Mr Danter has several planning applications in with the Vale Council including a plan looking to change the use of the site to a holiday camp, a plan to store containers and caravans on the site, and an application to build a new fence round the site.

Mr Danter does have permission to build a new fence, however a stop notice was issued for “uncontrolled operations on the land, comprising the clearance of scrub vegetation and regrading of the ground using heavy machinery.”

The Vale Council confirmed the notice had been issued, saying: “A Temporary Stop Notice (has been issued) requiring the owner of a site at Hayes Road in Sully to prevent unauthorised ground engineering works which was being undertaken without planning permission.  

“The council’s planning enforcement team visited the site on December 20 after receiving complaints from residents.  

“Council officers confirmed operational works were being undertaken on the site which require planning permission and due to the potential impact on biodiversity and archaeology which may exist at the site, and potential contamination of the area, are considered unacceptable.

“The council issued the notice on December 21 which requires these works to cease immediately.”

Mr Danter, whose ultimate aim is to build a holiday park on the site, located between Tŷ Hafan Hospice and Beechwood College, said land needs to be prepared for the fence to be built and his team were just clearing top soil off the roads on the site so they could get round it.

“We can not just put the fence down, the land has to be prepared,” said Mr Danter. “The work we are doing we are entitled to do.”

Henry Danter has been ordered to stop development work at Hayes Road apart from that relating to a new fence (Image: Newsquest)

Mr Danter has ambitions to turn his Hayes Road land into a caravan park (Image: Vilis Paul Kuksa)

There is strong opposition to any development on the land, including from Ty Hafan childrens hospice (Image: Newsquest)

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Mr Danter also warned he would appeal the decision and said work will be done on the site and the land at Hayes Road will be used.

“We need to make money out of the land,” said Mr Danter. “We will use it for whatever we can. I think the holiday park is the best option, but we will do what we can with it.”

The council confirmed Mr Danter can do work to build a fence.

The council added: “This action does not prevent the landowner from implementing the recent planning permission granted for the erection of fencing at the site.

“This notice is effective until January 18, 2024.

“An Enforcement Notice has also been issued which takes effect on January 19, 2024, and requires the works to permanently cease.”

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally stated that Mr Danter had submitted plans for a holiday camp on the Hayes Road site. We are happy to clarify that he has submitted a change-of-use application but not a full planning application.