The people of Glyncoch near Pontypridd have been campaigning against the expansion of quarrying perilously close to their community

The expansion of Craig yr Hesg quarry in Glyncoch, to which there has been widespread opposition locally, was discussed in the Senedd. Plans to extend the time and area of quarrying were initially rejected by Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council’s planning committee after hundreds of residents objected to them.

But both aspects were allowed on appeal by an inspector from Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) in 2022, a decision the minister supported at the time.