Subject: BP vs Buckler 1987 - FOI Request
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:56 UTC
Institution: Welsh Government / Cadw
Refs: none
Archive id: gm-19beaed885848f36
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Sirs/ Ma'am,

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

At your earliest convenience please would you provide me copies of all
information held by Cadw relating to Great House Farm, formerly occupied by
my Buckler / Williams family, which was subject to a refusal to list and
subsequent demolition in or around the late 1980s.

Specifically, I request disclosure of the following:

1. All records, assessments, reports, site visit notes, photographs,
desk-based evaluations, or recommendations produced by or for Cadw in
relation to Great House Farm, including any material connected to decisions
not to list the building.

2. All internal correspondence (including letters, memoranda, emails, and
briefing notes) held by Cadw that relate to:
The heritage significance of Great House Farm

3. The decision not to list the building
Any consideration of archaeological, historical, or associative significance
Any communications between Cadw and third parties (including local
authorities, developers, landowners, or commercial entities) concerning
Great House Farm prior to demolition

4. Records of any archaeological notifications, alerts, or discoveries
associated with Great House Farm, whether before or after demolition,
including references to artefacts later recovered during excavations in the
early 1990s.

5. Any documentation referring to historical associations between Great
House Farm and early radio or wireless experimentation, including any
mention of Guglielmo Marconi or related activity in the Cardiff Bay /
Lavernock / surrounding area that may have been considered or dismissed.

6. Policy or guidance documents in force at the time (1980s) that governed
Cadw’s criteria for listing historic farmhouses or buildings with
associative historical value.

7. If any information is withheld, please specify the exemption relied upon
and provide the reasoning as required under the Act.

I would prefer to receive the information electronically, by email.

Please confirm receipt of this request too.

I understand that under the Freedom of Information Act you're required to
respond within 20 working days. It's not that urgent so please take the
time you need, within reason, and keep me updated where possible.

And if you have any questions, queries or concerns please feel free to
reach out to me too.

Regards,

Sion Buckler
[phone redacted]
[phone redacted]
[address redacted], [postcode redacted]