Ciner Glass planning application revision

Ciner Glass have made adjustment to their planning application for their factory in Ebbw Vale, Wales.

In a planning document submitted to the council the company's project engineer Arup said: “The proposed changes comprise rotating the batch building by 90°, with the longer elevations now facing east and west. This change was essential in reducing the overall size of the service yard, reducing the overall footprint of the development, and subsequently allowing the relocation of the warehouse to the end of the main production buildings, forming the preferred linear layout.”

Changes include removing 12 bulk material storage silos from the proposal as the building was originally to have six silos on each side of it. Another change will see two material feeder units for sand delivery added to the plan.

Arup said: “The previous design’s hopper solution resulted in very deep basement structures.The shallower basements result in a more efficient design solution.”

A conveyor bridge structure will also be moved from the end of the building to the side.

Arup said: “This was required due to the rotation of the building.”

Consultation continues until the end of January 2024.