NP5/54/468A

Description

Construction of a new highway access for forestry operations from the A494(T) comprising a 60m long, up to 4.6m wide, lay-by parallel to the A494 with a lockable vehicle access gate at each end and a separation island between the A494(T) and the new lay-by. Construction of a temporary 80m long vehicle access (diverge) taper extending South West from the lay-by adjacent the A494(T), and a temporary 30m long vehicle exit (merge) taper extending North East from the lay-by adjacent the A494(T). Construction of 120m length of forest road, between 4.0m and 13.0m wide, extending to the South West and North East from the west side of the layby to connect with forest tracks and to provide access to timber stacking areas. Construction of a 240m loop of 3.4m wide forest access track connecting to each end of the forest road. Installation of a total of 325m length of up to 3m high temporary rockfall protection barrier (catch fencing) parallel to the A494, extending North East from a point approximately 280m North East of the new layby.

Council Website

Address

The Bala Phyto: Coed-y-Wenallt Forestry

Coordinates

52.795815695044006, -3.747658466792380

Source: Application Form