{"id":74117,"date":"2023-02-14T16:23:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=74117"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:23:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:23:45","slug":"eighty-tonnes-of-rubbish-moved-out-of-disturbing-fly-tipping-spot-flats-to-move-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/14\/eighty-tonnes-of-rubbish-moved-out-of-disturbing-fly-tipping-spot-flats-to-move-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Eighty tonnes of rubbish moved out of \u2018disturbing\u2019 fly-tipping spot &#8211; flats to move in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The site had accumulated 50-80 tonnes of waste, says Cardiff Council <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>RESIDENTS and by-passers are pleased with the new plans for East Bay Close after watching the huge piles of waste build up over the last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The land, near the Magic Roundabout, had become a vast dumping ground with residents also complaining about drug use and homeless people living there.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council estimates that anywhere between 50 and 80 tonnes of waste has been removed from the site which is set to be transformed by new housing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlotte Davies, who works at Sunbelt Rentals Plant &amp; Tools next to the site, had watched the fly-tipping on the land worsen over the last 10 months. She described the site as a &#8220;health risk.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Before.jpg-edited-min-300x169.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_7051-min-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_7051-min-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_7051-min-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_7051-min-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/IMG_7051-min-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tremorfa resident Paulo Machado, who walks past the dumping ground every day for work, describes the plans to build flats on the site as \u201cbrilliant\u201d and \u201cgood news.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me that space there is a waste of space,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom the middle of last year, I realised it started growing and growing and growing. I asked myself, &#8216;How have they managed to put all the rubbish there?&#8217; I could see sofas; I could see fridges &#8211; people threw everything there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is disturbing, I am glad it&#8217;s changing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The land is now set to be transformed into 365 homes, built by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnmestates.com\/portfolio\/east-bay-cardiff\">CNM Estates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"507\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/CNM-pic-1024x507.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/CNM-pic-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/CNM-pic-300x148.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cover-after-min-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cover-after-min-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Cover-after-min-1400x787.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After the waste had been cleared.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Compressed-min-2-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Before the waste had been cleared.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the site is privately owned it was not the responsibility of the council to clear the debris. The council does, however, own the access point to the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council worked with the landowner to get the site cleared and in the middle of January the site was secured by the landowner to prevent vehicle access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCTV cameras were also put in place on the access road to prevent any future fly-tipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The site had accumulated 50-80 tonnes of 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