Subject: Re: Enquiry re potential acquiring authority route – former family farmland (BP v Buckler 1987)
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:46 UTC
Institution: Welsh Government / Cadw
Refs: none
Archive id: gm-19a4eb0caa93538f
------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Lyndsey,

Thanks for the link.

The attached article doesn't say 23 houses. But 23 houses got built. I
found a lot of fraud, deception and concealment around this case, which is
why I'm reopening it.

If anyone there cares to comment, you have my details now.

Thanks,

Sion

On Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 05:56 ,   wrote:

> Good morning,
>
>
>
> PEDW’s role is providing an impartial appeals service, we are not the
> correct department to comment or provide any advice.
>
>
>
> As there is no appeal before us, it is not in our jurisdiction.
>
>
>
> For planning advice you can go on Planning Aid Wales website which is
> https://planningaidwales.org.uk/
>
>
>
> I am sorry we cannot be of further help.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> *Lyndsey Dennis*
>
>
>
> Swddog Gweinyddu Busnes / Business Administration Officer
>
> Penderfyniadau Cynllunio a’r Amgylchedd / Planning & Environment
> Decisions Wales
>
> Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
>
> CP2, Parc Cathays, Caerdydd, [postcode redacted] / CP2, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10
> 3NQ
>
> Ffôn / Phone: [phone redacted]
>
> E-bost / E-mail:  [email redacted]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* 02 November 2025 21:02
> *To:* [email redacted]; [email redacted];
> [email redacted]; SM-Defra-Helpline, Defra (MCU) <
> [email redacted]>; PEDW – Gwaith Achos / Casework
>  ; PEDW – Seilwaith / Infrastructure
>  
> *Subject:* Enquiry re potential acquiring authority route – former family
> farmland (BP v Buckler 1987)
>
>
>
> Sirs/Ma'am,
>
> I am writing regarding farmland formerly belonging to my family, which
> later formed part of the litigation known as BP v Buckler (1987).
>
>
>
> I now hold a structured list of reasons and supporting evidence which I
> believe strongly suggest that the land transfer and subsequent development
> was procured by fraud and conspiracy involving government actors. The
> evidential threshold I now hold, if correct, would meet the reopening
> conditions described under s.23 of the Limitation Act 1980 – meaning that
> litigation, rectification and title recovery proceedings may be
> legitimately initiated.
>
> However, before progressing litigation, I wish to formally offer the UK
> Government the opportunity to resolve this matter via public law tools
> rather than adversarial reopening. Specifically: I would like to enquire
> whether an acquiring authority could lawfully consider using compulsory
> purchase powers to acquire the 23 properties that now sit on this former
> farmland, and transfer title / beneficial ownership back to my family,
> where this could be framed as a public interest rectification measure
> rather than a private benefit case.
>
> Could you please:
>
>    - confirm which acquiring authority would be competent
>    jurisdictionally for this scenario,
>    - outline which statutory route would be the correct CPO framework to
>    assess this under, and
>    - confirm any preliminary information requirements you would need from
>    me (title data, timeline, evidential index etc) if this was to be scoped
>    and reviewed.
>
>
> I am willing to provide a full indexed evidence pack for confidential
> review.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Sion Buckler
> [phone redacted]
> Sganiwyd y neges hon am bob feirws hysbys wrth iddi adael Llywodraeth
> Cymru. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cymryd o ddifrif yr angen i ddiogelu eich
> data. Os cysylltwch â Llywodraeth Cymru, mae ein hysbysiad preifatrwydd
> yn esbonio sut rydym yn defnyddio eich gwybodaeth a sut rydym yn diogelu
> eich preifatrwydd. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn anfon
> ateb yn Gymraeg i ohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn
> Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. ----------------- On leaving the Welsh
> Government this email was scanned for all known viruses. The Welsh
> Government takes the protection of your data seriously. If you contact the
> Welsh Government then our Privacy Notice
>  
> explains how we use your information and the ways in which we protect your
> privacy. We welcome receiving correspondence in Welsh. Any correspondence
> received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will
> not lead to a delay in responding.
>