Merthyr Tydfil - UK's longest ski slope gets go ahead

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UK's longest ski slope gets go ahead in Merthyr Tydfil

Councillors voted unanimously for the scheme in Merthyr Tydfil, which also includes a tropical waterpark.
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previously mining areas for coal and ironstone.

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Plans approved for construction of UK’s longest indoor snow centre

Anthony Lewis, local democracy reporter Plans for a new £300 million indoor ski slope and leisure resort have been approved by councillors after Welsh Government decided not to call them in. The Rhydycar West development, on land to the south west of the A470/A4102 roundabout in Merthyr Tydfil...
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The Rhydycar West development, on land to the south west of the A470/A4102 roundabout in Merthyr Tydfil, includes an indoor ski slope, water park, indoor activity centre, outdoor activity centre, up to 418 bedrooms of hotel accommodation, up to 30 units of woodland lodge accommodation and up to 830 car parking spaces.

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Tuck said:
As we all know adits are the perfect home for bats, if they found an adit on site with bats, would all construction come to a stop ?
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It probably depends on the species of bat.

They can get a protected species mitigation license if the public interest is deemed to override the impact.

I expect they'd dream up some kind of questionably effective offsetting scheme, then go ahead and do exactly what they were going to do anyway!
 
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