Reservoir Owners Defeated in Court
Our campaign to protect the Llanishen Reservoir has received another boost thanks to a decision in the High Court.
The owners of the site decided to question whether the Assembly Government was right to list the structure for its historical significance. Many of us had argued for some time that recognising the engineering contribution of this reservoir was in keeping with the listing that had already been applied to the three other connecting reservoirs.
Yesterday HH Judge Milwyn Jarman QC ruled against Western Power Distribution on all the points that had been raised. This is superb news for our campaign and confirms what we all thought, that the Government was right to acknowledge the role that Llanishen has played since its construction.
As the AM in whose constituency the reservoir is based I am delighted with this outcome. However the battle doesn’t end here. Ultimately we need to be in a position where the site is protected from the threat of development and as far as I am concerned the only way to do this is for Cardiff Council to make a compulsory purchase of the site.