00:00Cardiff is absolutely full of incredible live music this summer, from the smaller venues
00:08along Wolverineby Street, all the way up to the gigs at the Castle and the Principality.
00:12One series of gigs, which has now come to an end, has been riddled with controversy
00:16since before the first show took place.
00:20Black Weir Live was supposed to be a totally new avenue for live music to come to Cardiff,
00:24and despite welcoming some giants of the world of music, it's also come with its fair share
00:28of issues, particularly from people living close to the site.
00:32Now the council have said the events did not have proper planning permission.
00:38Access to Black Weir Fields was extremely limited while the gigs were ongoing, with large fences
00:42erected to block off the site.
00:44The council have since said the event organisers should have requested proper planning permission
00:48for the event, and a certificate of lawfulness wasn't issued.
00:52Parks do not require planning permission to alter the use of the site for up to 28 days
00:56a year, but the space was out of use for 37 days in total, while the gigs were ongoing
01:01and the site was put up and taken back down.
01:06Council have said they have decided not to take proper planning enforcement action against
01:09the organisers of the event, saying there was minimal public harm and limited impact on
01:14Butte Park, which is a Grade 1 listed park.
01:18Cardiff Council have said that any necessary restoration of the grass, soil and cricket pitches, like
01:23receding and aerating, will be funded by the event organisers as part of the initial agreement
01:28for the site.
01:30Despite the success of the concerts themselves and the thousands of people they brought to
01:33Cardiff, is the problems and controversies that have overshadowed Black Weir will likely
01:38be the legacy of the gigs.
01:39Jane Peach Watkins, reporting for Local TV.
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