HENRY Danter has issued a statement defending his actions to Barry Green party leader Anthony Slaughter.

Mr Danter's work near Hayes Road has raised a number of environmental concerns according to the Barry Greens.

Mr Danter has stated the following about the work near Hayes Road: “Never ever for one moment did we do any engineering works on this site, our only intentions were to make this dangerous site safe.

“The council were invited to see the site, -at the time it was Ben Warren and Richard Palmer they agreed to everything we were doing. As owners of this property, it was our responsibility.”

He continued:“It was nowhere near Ty Hafan that’s a load of nonsense it’s not true-what we intend to do is two thirds of a mile put log cabins there.

“It’s badly needed people don’t just want to come to Barry for a day anymore, they want to come for the fortnight there’s so much to offer it’s such a great place. I told Ty Hafan we would be their greatest asset."

Henry Danter's Hayes Road siteHenry Danter's Hayes Road site (Image: Newsquest)

The Green party for Barry has said that legal action against the Barry Island Pleasure Park owner needs to be ‘swift’.

Anthony Slaughter explained what they thought about the excavations being carried out near Hayes Road.

Mr Slaughter stated: “The fact that the council is taking legal action is really good news- we are looking forward to an immediate start to the action. Harry Danter has been ignoring restrictions placed on him for so long.”

According to the Green Party, Mr Danter’s work disregards health and safety issues within the area.

Mr Slaughter explains: “The site has been previously used by the Ministry of Defence, for landfill and fuel storage. The Shared Regulatory Services environment team has said that, before any work is carried out, the site should be checked for gases.

He said: “We would like to know if a risk assessment has been carried out and whether the Vale of Glamorgan Council is proposing to ensure that one is part of any future planning applications.”

Presently, the council served an enforcement notice on Mr Danter in January and ordered him stop all excavation works on land next to the Ty Hafan children’s hospice in Hayes Road, Sully.