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1 M4 Corridor around Newport PUBLIC INQUIRY DOCUMENT REFERENCE NO. : ID174 RAISED BY: Julia Tindale DATE: 24/01/18 RESPONDED BY: DATE: SUBJECT: Update of Landowner Correspondence Please see attached correspondence between Mike Davies of Newland Rennie and Welsh Government regarding the following objections: OBJ0216 Mr D David, Fair Orchard Farm OBJ0233 Mr D James OBJ0235 Mr L Pritchard, The Beeches Farm OBJ0216Mr D T DavidFair Orchard Farm1 Annwen LaskeyFrom:Caldicot January 2018 16:04To:Julia TindaleCc:Matthew Jones; Brian Greaves; Paul Snook; Annwen Laskey; 216 - Mr. David, Fair Orchard Farm, St. Brides Newport - Subject to Contract - Without PrejudiceGood Afternoon Julia, Further to your recent email, I am grateful for your clarification of the access to the WTA to the west of Lighthouse Road and confirm this is in line with Mr. David s understanding of the position.

2 Whilst I believe we have now addressed and agreed upon the access and modifications in the vicinity of Fair Orchard Farm, Mr. David wishes to maintain his Objection to the scheme on the basis of the email submitted to you dated 30/04/2016. As you are aware the close proximity of the motorway and the realignment of the Lighthouse Road will have a major effect on Fair Orchard Farmhouse and Buildings which serve a very large and productive stock farm. The loss of such a large area of land as proposed by the scheme in close proximity to the farmstead will also make management of the farm more difficult as the land in question inevitably has a higher value to the unit than the off lying land to the west. Mr. David is a 4th generation farmer living at Fair Orchard and his initial thoughts are that he does not wish to be forced out by the proposed motorway. We recognise the difficulty in respect of a possible Blight Notice due to the majority of the land forming the holding not being affected by the proposed scheme.

3 With this in mind we would like to reserve the position to discuss the possibility of a discretionary purchase as you have inferred that Blight would not be implemented in this instance. I trust you will realise from the likely effect on Fair Orchard that it is very difficult for the David Family to make a decision as to whether they wish to or can successfully continue to farm at Fair Orchard at the scale on which they are at the present time once the loss of land and effect of the road become evident. I look forward to hearing from you in due course. Kind Regards, Mike For and on behalf of Newland Rennie Tel: 01291 430331 - Residential Tel: 01291 420388 - Agricultural Think before your print! Please consider the environment before printing this email This e mail and any attachments are intended for the person or entity to whom the e mail is addressed and may only be read, disclosed, copied or otherwise used by the intended recipient.

4 It also contains material which is 1 Annwen LaskeySubject:RE: Fair Orchard Farm, St. Brides - David - Subject to Contract & Without PrejudiceFrom: Brian Greaves Sent: 27 March 2017 09:48 To: Caldicot Subject: RE: Fair Orchard Farm, St. Brides David Subject to Contract & Without Prejudice Hi Mike, Thank you for your email. I have discussed this with Julia this morning and we both feel the WG will need more information about the parcels which are owned/tenanted/ rented before they can make any meaningful decision. Also, Julia has suggested may be meeting up with you in the next fortnight to discuss the position with the Ansteys, David Colley and any others you want to discuss before you are scheduled at the PLI. I will also ask Joanna Vincent to ring you in the morning. Regards Brian _____ Brian Greaves | Senior Community Relations Manager Costain/Vinci Joint Venture | M4 Corridor Around Newport Costain Ltd | 5 Cae Gwyrdd | Greenmeadow Springs Business Park | Cardiff | CF15 7AB Phone | 02920 695650 Mobile | 07977 140808 Email | Website | From: Caldicot Sent: 24 March 2017 17:23 To: Brian Greaves Subject: re: Fair Orchard Farm, St.

5 Brides - David - Subject to Contract & Without Prejudice Good Afternoon Brian, Further to our recent meeting at Fair Orchard to discuss the modification of the access into the farm, I attach as we discussed a plan showing the full extent of the land farmed by Derek David edged red. I understand you and Julia are to consider the position regarding the possibility of Blight in connection with the implications of the scheme. 2 The land shown on the attached plan includes some Rented land, most of which is in the Marshfield area. Should you require a more detailed plan showing the acreages please let me know but in the meanwhile I trust the attached gives an indication of the extent and position of the land farmed by Derek David at the current time. I look forward to hearing from you in due course. Kind Regards, Mike For and on behalf of Newland Rennie Tel: 01291 430331 - Residential Tel: 01291 420388 - Agricultural Think before your print!

6 Please consider the environment before printing this email This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the person or entity to whom the e-mail is addressed and may only be read, disclosed, copied or otherwise used by the intended recipient. It also contains material which is confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify Newland Rennie immediately by return e-mail or telephone and then delete the material from your server. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete or contain viruses. Newland Rennie Wilkins therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this messagewhich arise as a result of e-mail transmission or any other damage caused to the recipient. We advise you to carry out your own virus checks.

7 If any verification is required please request a hard copy version. The contents of this message may not reflect the view of Newland Rennie Wilkins LLP and may not be relied upon as being binding on the writer or the company. This e-mail does not form part of a legally binding contract. Regulated by RICS. Newland Rennie is the trading name of Newland Rennie Wilkins LLP. A limited liability partnership, registered in England and Wales with number OC328250 whose registered office is at Portwall House, Chepstow, NP16 5EL. 1 Annwen LaskeyFrom:Julia Tindale December 2017 10:03To:CaldicotCc:Matthew Jones; Brian Greaves; Paul Snook; Annwen Laskey; Ref: OBJ 216 - Mr. David, Fair Orchard Farm, St. Brides Newport - Subject to ; Mike Thanks for your email. I have checked the details with Geraint. I think the numbering of two different sets of plans is causing some confusion.

8 The 6/4 sequence is on the Land referencing plan and schedule and 5/6a is on the Side Roads Order. I am attaching the relevant CPO plan and Side Roads Order Plan to clarify the numbering. However, we are all referring to the same access to the WTA to the west of Lighthouse Road and you are correct, the field access would be for Mr David s sole use, and would have control of security for the gate. WG require periodic access for maintenance purposes to the pond. I believe that this now answers the query from Derek and I would be grateful if you confirm that this addresses the remaining issue as outlined in your email of yesterday. Kind Regards Julia Julia TindaleSenior Director - RPS Planning & Development20 Western Avenue, Milton Park,Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 KingdomTel: +44 (0) 1235 821 888 Fax: +44 (0) 1235 834 698 Direct: +44 (0) 1235 448782 Mobile: +44 (0) 7760 303321 Email: From: Caldicot Sent: 04 December 2017 16:43 To: Julia Tindale Cc: Brian Greaves Subject: [EXT] Ref: OBJ 216 Mr.

9 David, Fair Orchard Farm, St. Brides Newport Subject to Contract Hi Julia, Re: OBJ 216 Mr. David, Fair Orchard Farm, St. Brides Newport You will be aware that Geraint has recently forwarded Swept Path Analysis drawings of the access into Derek s fields off New Dairy Lane. This appears to satisfactorily show the ability for articulated vehicles and tractors/trailers to access and egress without a problem and hopefully answers that question. 2 One point I would ask you to clarify is your response set out in your email of the 4th September 2017 in which you refer to the new private means of access (PMA 5/6a). I think we are at cross purposes as the PMA to which Derek referred was 6/4b. The question we were posing at the time was the fact that Derek would have over riding control of the new access at 6/4e and Welsh Government were merely acquiring a right of access to the ponds.

10 As I understand it Derek would retain ownership and exclusive use of the severed fields to the north of 6/4b and have control for security purposes of the access referred to. I would be grateful if you could confirm this point. Kind Regards, Mike For and on behalf of Newland Rennie Tel: 01291 430331 - Residential Tel: 01291 420388 - Agricultural Think before your print! Please consider the environment before printing this email This e mail and any attachments are intended for the person or entity to whom the e mail is addressed and may only be read, disclosed, copied or otherwise used by the intended recipient. It also contains material which is confidential. If you have received this e mail in error please notify Newland Rennie immediately by return e mail or telephone and then delete the material from your server. E mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete or contain viruses.