[Recovered on 19 Oct 2026 from the original email in the family's Gmail, because this archive file was missing. Matched to this entry by its subject line; where several emails share a subject, the order within the group is not certain. Email addresses, phone numbers and private addresses are redacted.]
Subject: RE: EIR/FOI request - 00210772 (Great House Farm / Church View Close, Llandough) – Further Clarification and Request for Full Disclosure
From: FOI Unit
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:14 UTC
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Dear Mr Buckler
Thank you for the below. We have passed the information you have provided onto our Planning department who are looking into your request.
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From: Sion Buckler <[email redacted]>
Sent: 07 June 2026 07:28
To: FOI Unit <[email redacted]>
Cc: DPO <[email redacted]>
Subject: Re: EIR/FOI request - 00210772 (Great House Farm / Church View Close, Llandough) – Further Clarification and Request for Full Disclosure
FOI Unit / Evelyn Morgan / Information Governance Team,
Thank you for your email dated 2 June 2026 and for the assistance provided so far in relation to reference 00210772.
I appreciate the Council's efforts to support this important family matter and note your confirmation that no records are held regarding the private legal proceedings in BP Properties Ltd v Buckler.
As background, this case related to the longstanding claims of my Williams/Buckler family to ownership of Great House Farm (Ty Mawr). My grandmother Mary Williams maintained until her conveniently timed death in 1983 (in the 2 week window to challenge BP's registration of our home and land since 1667, in their names) that our family held ownership of the house following arrangements with Daniel Thomas involving the quarry, with the surrounding farmland subject to a lease that defaulted.
There was a conveyance for the surrounding land and attempt to merge our farmhouse and garden into that single plot in 1975. Which was challenged by my nan. Something HM Land Registry correspondence (titles WA231076 and WA240304, first registered to BP Properties Limited in 1982/1983) references these conveyances and the Court of Appeal decision, which may assist in narrowing relevant planning and heritage searches.
To enable your Planning, Heritage, and other relevant teams to conduct thorough searches without further delay, I confirm that enquiries should cover the historic Great House Farm / Ty Mawr estate in Llandough (adjacent to and including areas now known as Church View Close, north side of Leckwith Road, title WA231076). This includes any planning permissions, heritage assessments, demolition records (circa 1988), tenancy notations, environmental information, or correspondence from 1875 onwards.
I am keen to receive a full and timely response within the statutory timeframe, drawing on all information the Council holds across departments. This is of profound personal and historic importance to the Williams family descendants as we seek to document and substantiate our family's position. Should any records have been transferred to Glamorgan Archives or handled in any other way, details of this would be most helpful.
Thank you once again for your understanding and support in this sensitive matter. I look forward to your substantive reply at the earliest opportunity.
Kind regards,
Sion Buckler Esq. (Ret'd Sergeant) bpvsbuckler.datro.xyz [address redacted], Dinas Powys [postcode redacted] (On behalf of the Williams / Buckler family descendants)