Plans for a new railway depot for the South Wales Metro in Taff’s Well and highway works have been approved by councillors.
Two applications from Amey Infrastructure Wales focusing on phase two highway improvements and phase three on the new South Wales Metro Core Valley Lines main depot facility at the former Garth Works Industrial Estate were both approved by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s planning committee on Thursday, January 13.
The depot application includes plans for a maintenance shed, office and accommodation building, a sanding facility, vehicle washing facilities, associated electrical infrastructure, a gatehouse, staff and visitor parking, internal tracks, train stabling area and overhead electricity line infrastructure, gantries and inspection platforms together with works on fencing, lighting, security and landscaping.
