The land at Gilestone Farm has flooded. Bought by the Welsh Government and costing taxpayers £4.25 million, the land next to the River Usk was purchased before a full business plan had been set out.
Welsh Government officials have said there are plans to host multiple gatherings a year for thousands of people. However, prior to the purchase, there had been no Ministerial visits to the site and no advice was taken from the music industry on if the site was appropriate.
In addition, a Welsh Government response to a Written Question submitted by James Evans MS shows “in the past 5 years, Green Man has received £481,000 from Welsh Government”.
James said:
“One of the big concerns I had about Welsh Government purchasing this site was the obvious flood risk – and today it is under water.
“This flood risk was and remains an obvious danger. How can it be a safe site for festivals and events when it is as such risk of being flooded?
“There have been huge question marks about this entire process, and we desperately need light shone on this entire murky situation which has cost taxpayers millions without an open process.”
