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Page ID: 2928 · Title: South Wales Police — Email Correspondence Catalogue · Evidence status: Corrected 18 Oct 2026; evidence labels on the edited lines · Version: 1.0.1 · Editing Protocol

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Evidence type: Email correspondence (primary record). Institution: South Wales Police. Forensic assessment: South Wales Police — Forensic Institutional Review. Register: FOI & Public-Authority Reply Register.

This page catalogues, word for word, every email exchanged between the Williams/Buckler family and this institution about Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough, grouped by request thread and in date order. Each entry shows the email first, labelled by type. Repeated quoted history and email logos are trimmed so each email appears once; nothing is redacted and nothing else is altered, including spelling.

Part 1 of 3 (threads 1–2). Other parts: Part 2 (threads 3–5) · Part 3 (threads 6–10).

Thread index#

Thread 1 — Formal notice of 9 May 2026 and Police and Crime Commissioner replies (LPB/26/0781)#

Editorial correction — Mary Williams / Buckler (not part of the correspondence below)#

[PRESS REPORT] The Western Mail in 1958 identifies Mary as “Mrs Mary Doreen Buckler of Great House Farm”. Mary used both Williams and Buckler. The phrase “falsely named Mrs Buckler” is wording in an earlier correspondent’s message; it is not an established fact or this archive’s description. The correspondence is retained so the historical wording is not misrepresented.

Privacy note (14 October 2026): the introduction above says nothing is redacted. That statement is superseded. To protect the family, the family’s own email address, private telephone numbers, home address and any personalised links have been withheld wherever they appeared. Each is marked in place as “[… withheld]”. No other word has been changed.

9 May 2026, 22:16 UTC · Email — sent by the family · Formal Notice Follow Up: Resolution of Historical Dispossession and Fraud – Great House Farm, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan

From: Sion Buckler
To: BP (pensions@bp.com, ukgeneralenquiries@bp.com); cc commissioner@south-wales.police.uk and 19 other recipients
Date: 9 May 2026, 22:16 UTC
Subject: Formal Notice Follow Up: Resolution of Historical Dispossession and Fraud – Great House Farm, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan

Sir/Madam,

I am writing on behalf of myself and siblings who are the heirs and

successors of Mary Williams of the Williams family, rightful owners and

occupiers of Great House Farm, Llandough since 1667 until our dispossession

via armed force in 1988.

I write to summarize our position regarding our historical and ongoing

dispossession of Great House Farm, which I alledge involves;

– Denial of right to be heard by the land registry due to the fact my

grandmother Mr Williams (falsy named Mrs Buckler to diminish the Williams

ancestral superior land claim) conveniently died and our family were in

mourning in the limited window granted to challenge BP registration of our

land and property in their names. Much like my grandfather conveniently

died too, before being able to clarify, even to my grandmother Mrs

Williams, how her Title ended up in BP’s possession. Because until her

dying breath she maintained her ownership claim. Despite repeated unlawful

attempts over decades to disposition the firm position she maintained about

hers and ours undisputed ancestral and superior land claim to the land in

question.

After my father’s appeal of the BP vs Buckler 1987 ruling was dismissed on

grounds of “heads BP win, tails we lose” and his home demolished, all money

and possessions removed (despite a court injuction ordering nothing be

removed) and despite his ECHR request being blocked, and arrest without

charge, and hospitalisation and then his convenient death at age 41, our

remaining family of mostly women and children, have to this day been too

terrified to speak up. According to recently released, supressed ITV news

coverage from 1988, bailifs occupying our stolen land and property, even

dislocated my mum’s shoulder for simply serving them a lawful court

injunction.

And without the discovery of fraud this year, (which has taken me two

decades and a career in military cyber and electronic warfare and the

recent innovations in A.I to discover) we had no redress recourse due to

the statute of limitation and time passed, ever had we not all been too

traumatised like hostages under terrorists to speak out. This whole thing,

even unto this day is scandalous treatment of me and my family. Not

withstanding I am a war veteran, who left my military career with honours

and was employed until 2024 under the Vale of Glamorgan Council/ Welsh

Govenrment. Finished my 22 years in Oath BONAFIDE.

ITV coverage supressed until recent months also says neighbours report it

was like an SAS Style Operation to remove us by force in 1988. And the men

in the video do look SAS. I have subbmitee a FOI to the MOD.

And Margaret Thatchers administration at the time (you Brit’ish) were

evidently helping BP claw assets for the UK Governments exit at the time.

Which might explain how 30 police and maybe SAS were used to rip us from

our home and land.

Land registry ultimately had check balances lifted and total free reign,

while BPs lawyers commited purgergy in their declarations to them;

withholding information from and supplying to the land registry false

information.

All the while Welsh TV simultaneously interviewed Ghadaffi in Lybia in

1988, who report him accusing Thatcher and the Brit’ish State of being the

real terrorists, not him. My oath ended in 2024, I’m also a Welsh National.

I have no allegiance to the British State. If it acts like my enemy, its my

enemy.

Other media coverage alleged by UK courts to exist from 1974 seems non

existence or suppressed too.

Fraud and proceedural unfairness are ultimately rampant in the case of my

families dispossession. Aside from all my family members dying at all the

convenient junctures instrumental to change the outcome of our

dispossession, I still have major concerns with how the MOJ just took

months to respond only to fob me off last week. Or how the MP fobbed me off

and will not provide a proper response. Or how CADW alledge this is nothing

to do with them despite failing to list the farm house as a grade II so it

couldn’t be demolished. As per a 1700 signature petition, which was

practically the whole town at the time. Or the current councillor for

Llandough failing to properly reply. Or the fact the national archives

report gaps and missing and supressed records. Not withstanding Marconi was

staying with us while inventing radio and the town won’t even out a plaque

up to make that known. Which is more erasure of the history. Like in BPs

planning application saying our 800 year old former court house home was

just an old delapitated building.

Not withstanding the supression of the 1870 roman soldier we discovered

when changing our floor from stone to timber. Also supressed to hide the

sites archaeological significants so housing development could be

unlawfully approved. And BP didn’t even seek a ruling on ownership, they

only saught possession, most likely so that the discovery and significant

of the sites archaeological significants could be pretended to not be known

until the excavation of our land in 1994. Which is just more evidence of

the blatant conspiracy and fraud.

This is all the actions of a crime or terrorist network. To install a

terrorist cell/ camp. It’s worse than just the Brit’ish colonising Wales.

Not withstanding the child graves secretly moved from the church next door

during the exhivation seem to take 10 years to be properly reported on and

even then their numbers in the report seem to be under represented.

The scandal just goes on and on. It’s the gift that keeps giving. There’s

court mistakes too. The fancy latin words deminish and falsely describe my

nans land claim and superior ownership. And language used clearly shows a

bias before a ruling. Language used to imply she is almost imagining her

ancestral superior land claim to discredit her in the carefully selected

wording used by the judge. In court records that use the false legal

fiction name fabricated by BP in their license letters document fraud,

instead of her actual name. Evidently to shy away from the Williams name

and its superior inpenitrable and unbreakable land claim. For which we

remain the heirs and successors.

1667 we aquired the land and property in a 999 year leasehold. And in the

early 1900’s obtained the superior paper title, free and clear outright

equitable ownership, via the deal with Bute Estates quarryman Daniel

Thomas. Which led to the tree planting ceremony to affirm this in history.

Fredrick Bucklers transfer of Mrs Williams title to BP and their

predecessors without her knowledge or consent isn’t legitimate and so has

no authority. Him not being able to clarify that transaction due to dying

doesn’t make it right as Mary Williams maintained her position after his

death. She just couldn’t prove what she claimed without title. And the

adjournment and dismissal of the two hearings in 1974 where she made her

case, but without getting the ruling doesn’t negate the facts.

This was a coordinated campaign of fraud, stealth, and administrative

erasure. Over decades.

Summary of the Fraudulent Dispossession:

– The Title Theft: Evidence supports that a “Title-for-Quarrying”

agreement existed with Daniel Thomas of the Bute Estate. We maintain

this title was later secretly and fraudulently sold back to the landlords

by Frederick Buckler without the knowledge or consent of the rightful

owner, Mary Williams.

– Procedural Fraud (The 1974 License): The 1987 Court of Appeal ruling

was predicated on a unilateral “license letter” issued by the landlords’

solicitors. We reject this document as a fraudulent instrument of stealth

designed to bypass adverse possession rights without Mary Williams’

agreement.

– Identity Erasure: Throughout all legal proceedings, Mary Williams was

intentionally misidentified as “Mrs. Buckler.” This was a calculated tactic

to strip her of her ancestral “Williams” lineage and the superior land

rights associated with it.

– Exploitation of Mortality:

– Frederick Buckler: Died before the truth of the title sale could be

brought to light.

– Mary Williams: Died during the precise 2-week window required to

rebut the Land Registry’s registration of the land in BP’s

name—a window we

believe was exploited to finalize a theft.

– William Buckler: His untimely death following the unfair dismissal

of his appeal effectively blocked our path to the ECHR.

Our Position:

The Williams family has never ceased its claim. We maintain that the land

was taken through criminal stealth and that the current registered titles

are “poisoned” by this original fraud. We are now seeking full reparations

for the loss of ancestral wealth, the destruction of the Roman

archaeological site on the property, and the systematic denial of our right

to a fair trial.

Please provide a formal response and update regarding your position on this

matter within 14 days.

Regards,

Sion Buckler

On behalf of and one of the Heirs and Successors of Mary Williams

Note: Multi-recipient notice copied to the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner. The same text was forwarded at 22:22 UTC the same evening (to yourvoice@bbc.co.uk, again cc the Commissioner). The Commissioner’s reply refers to it as received 10 May 2026 (UK time).

14 May 2026, 08:36 UTC · Email — reply from South Wales Police · Our Reference: LPB/26/0781

From: South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner — Elinor, SWP59089 (COMMISSIONER@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 14 May 2026, 08:36 UTC
Subject: Our Reference: LPB/26/0781

Dear Mr Buckler,

Thank you for your e-mail received 10 May 2026, addressed to the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner.

The Commissioner and her Team very much welcome correspondence from the public and use this to aid our understanding of the issues important to our communities and monitor developing themes within the public experiences shared. This feedback is used to support the Chief Constable in shaping South Wales Police’s priorities and services through understanding and responding to our communities’ needs.

We are sorry to hear of the difficulties you have been experiencing; however we must advise that South Wales Police and the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner are two separate organisations. The Commissioner and her team do not have access to Police systems to allocate members of staff to respond to matters as operational policing matters remain the responsibility of the Chief Constable, however we can advise that reports and concerns regarding operational policing matters can be reported to South Wales Police by dialling 101 or by using their website<https://www.south-wales.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/soh/seen-or-heard/>. You can also give crime information anonymously to Crimestoppers<https://crimestoppers-uk.org/>.

I trust this guidance will be of assistance to you.

Yours sincerely,

Elinor

SWP59089

Swyddog Cymorth Sicrwydd a Chydymffurfiaeth | Assurance and Compliance Support Officer

Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu De Cymru | South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner

Ffôn/Phone: [redacted]

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We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English. We will respond in your language of choice.

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Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: The Police and Crime Commissioner’s office uses the south-wales.police.uk domain but describes itself as a separate organisation from South Wales Police.

14 May 2026, 15:44 UTC · Email — sent by the family · Re: Our Reference: LPB/26/0781

From: Sion Buckler
To: COMMISSIONER@south-wales.police.uk
Date: 14 May 2026, 15:44 UTC
Subject: Re: Our Reference: LPB/26/0781

So please forward to the constable or direct me.

Thanks

Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant)

Automatic reply received 14 May 2026, police office auto-reply: email not for reporting crime — full text (South Wales Police)

From: South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner (COMMISSIONER@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 14 May 2026, 15:44 UTC
Subject: Automatic reply: Our Reference: LPB/26/0781

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South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

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Note: Automatic reply.

20 May 2026, 08:22 UTC · Email — reply from South Wales Police · Our Reference: LPB/26/0781

From: South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner — Elinor, SWP59089 (COMMISSIONER@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 20 May 2026, 08:22 UTC
Subject: Our Reference: LPB/26/0781

Dear Mr Buckler,

I write to acknowledge your e-mail received 14 May 2026, in reply to our e-mail of the same date.

As advised within our initial e-mail, reports and concerns regarding operational policing matters can be reported directly to South Wales Police by dialling 101 or by using their website<https://www.south-wales.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/soh/seen-or-heard/>. You can also give crime information anonymously to Crimestoppers<https://crimestoppers-uk.org/>. The Commissioner and her team do not have access to Police systems, and it is not practice for our office to forward reporting e-mails directly to South Wales Police.

Yours sincerely,

Elinor

SWP59089

Swyddog Cymorth Sicrwydd a Chydymffurfiaeth | Assurance and Compliance Support Officer

Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throseddu De Cymru | South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner

Ffôn/Phone: [redacted]

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg.

Byddwn yn ymateb yn eich iaith o ddewis.

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English. We will respond in your language of choice.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk%3Chttps://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/>, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk%3Chttps://www.south-wales.police.uk/>, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

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South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: Mary was known as both Williams and Buckler. Western Mail, 7 May 1958, p.7: “Mrs. Mary Doreen Buckler, of Great House Farm, Llandough” [PRESS REPORT].

Thread 2 — Disclosure notice and litigation hold of 29 May 2026 (copied to SWP 101)#

29 May 2026, 18:48 UTC · Email — sent by the family · FORMAL DISCLOSURE NOTICE & LITIGATION HOLD: Historic Significance, Planning Approvals, and Displaced Family Tenancy Records for Great House Farm, Llandough (FOIA/EIR Request)

From: Sion Buckler
To: Glamro@cardiff.gov.uk; bcc swp101@south-wales.police.uk, commissioner@south-wales.police.uk and 11 other recipients
Date: 29 May 2026, 18:48 UTC
Subject: FORMAL DISCLOSURE NOTICE & LITIGATION HOLD: Historic Significance, Planning Approvals, and Displaced Family Tenancy Records for Great House Farm, Llandough (FOIA/EIR Request)

LEGAL NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS:

*Take notice that this request is issued in anticipation of formal legal

proceedings and the filing of an official report regarding systemic

institutional fraud, land misconduct, and the unlawful concealment of

historic preservation data. You are under a strict legal duty to preserve

all physical and electronic records, metadata, correspondence, maps, and

erased files relating to this site. Any spoliation, deletion, or

withholding of data will be cited in subsequent court filings.*

Dear Freedom of Information Officer,

RE: Information Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the

Environmental Information Regulations 2004

I am writing to request access to historical records, internal

correspondence, planning briefs, and assessments held by your organization

regarding Great House Farm, Llandough, near Penarth/Cardiff (demolished

December 1988), and the historical occupancy of the Buckler family.

Statutory Mandate on Accessibility & Charging Fees:

I am aware that previous attempts to locate this data have resulted in

directives to visit physical archives in person or use paywalled,

commercial third-party web portals. Please be advised of the following

statutory obligations:

1. Under EIR Regulation 8, fees cannot act as an unreasonable barrier or

deterrent to access. Because my family was historically displaced from this

site and I am executing this request remotely, forcing physical attendance

or demanding payment constitutes an unlawful obstacle.

2. Public authorities are required to supply information in the format

requested. I require all documents to be delivered digitally via email

attachment or secure electronic download link, free of charge, as

specified by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) guidelines for

data already held electronically.

Please provide all recorded information matching the following points:

1. Tenant/Ownership Identification and the 1880 Report

– Any documents, archival notes, or registry indexes citing the

William/ Buckler

family line (who occupied and farmed the house across four generations).

– Clarification on whether my family members were formally cited as the

legal owners, long-term tenants, or registered reporters of the 1880

discovery under the dining room floor.

– Any explicit records indicating gaps, deleted metadata, or missing

volumes in your authority’s archive concerning the tenancy, land-dispute

maps, or agricultural heritage of Great House Farm between 1950 and 1989.

Statutory Protection and Cadw’s Assessments

– Given that the site’s extreme archaeological value (a

1st-to-4th-century Roman precursor villa and a massive early medieval

monastic settlement) was verified by rescue operations as early as 1979,

what are the recorded reasons why Cadw failed to place a statutory

Schedule or Protection Order on the standing fabric of Great House Farm

before its demolition?

– All internal correspondence, risk assessments, or ministerial briefs

evaluating the preservation value of the sub-medieval direct-entry

farmhouse core before it was levelled.

Planning Approvals and Local Authority Governance

– All minutes, planning committee files, and consultation responses from

the local authority that granted planning permission and housing

development rights on this specific acreage.

– Direct information explaining how the council approved planning

permission for a private housing development in light of the documented

historical evidence surrounding the immediate parish boundary.

Institutional Concealment and Historical “Ignorance”

– Records showing exactly where and at what stage of the planning

process this archaeological evidence should have been brought up

but was not,

which ultimately allowed developers and public bodies to claim they were

unaware of the land’s deep significance until after the farmhouse was

destroyed and housing development began.

– Any environmental impact assessments, historic environment register

(HER) lookups, or developer briefs filed between 1980 and 1990 regarding

the footprint of Great House Farm.

If any part of this request is refused under the guise of commercial

sensitivity or archival limitations, you are required by law to state the

exact statutory exemption applied and provide a formal internal review

pathway.

I expect your response within the statutory 20-working-day timeframe.

Kind regards,

*Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant)*

*[home address withheld], Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan*

Note: Multi-recipient request; South Wales Police (101 mailbox) and the Commissioner were blind-copied.

Automatic reply received 29 May 2026, reports are no longer taken by email: use 101 or the online form — full text (South Wales Police)

From: South Wales Police (SWP101@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 29 May 2026, 18:48 UTC
Subject: Automatic reply: FORMAL DISCLOSURE NOTICE & LITIGATION HOLD: Historic Significance, Planning Approvals, and Displaced Family Tenancy Records for Great House Farm, Llandough (FOIA/EIR Request)

Diolch am gysylltu â Heddlu De Cymru.

Nid ydym yn cymryd adroddiadau gan y cyhoedd, asiantaethau partner na heddluoedd eraill drwy e-bost mwyach.

Defnyddiwch un o’r dulliau canlynol:

1. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 ar unwaith.

2. Ar gyfer achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys, defnyddiwch yr adnoddau defnyddiol ar-lein ar ein gwefan: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/cy-GB/riportio/riportio/

3. Ar gyfer asiantaethau partner a heddluoedd eraill, defnyddiwch y ddolen ganlynol: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/cy-GB/gwasanaethau-partner/gwasanaethau-partner/

4. Ffoniwch ein llinell achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys ar 101 i siarad gyda gweithredwr.

5. Gellir cael cyngor drwy’r Sgwrs Fyw ar ein gwefan: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/cy-GB/

6. Ewch i’r orsaf heddlu agosaf sydd ar agor i’r cyhoedd. I weld cyfeiriad ac oriau agor eich gorsaf heddlu agosaf, ewch i’n gwefan drwy ddilyn y ddolen hon: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/cy-GB/cysylltu-a-ni/dewch-o-hyd-i-orsaf-heddlu/

Os oes gennych amhariad ar y clyw neu leferydd ac rydych wedi cofrestru ymlaen llaw gyda’r gwasanaeth SMS brys, gallwch ddefnyddio ein gwasanaeth ffôn testun ar 18000 neu anfon neges destun ar 999.

Os ydych yn gofyn am ddiweddariad ar achos presennol, llenwch y ffurflen hon a rhowch eich rhif cyfeirnod digwyddiad/trosedd: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/cy-GB/cysylltu-a-ni/af/cysylltu-a-ni-beta/cysylltu-a-ni/

I weld yr holl wasanaethau riportio, ewch i’n gwefan: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/cy-GB/

Thank you for contacting South Wales Police.

We no longer take reports from the public, partner agencies and other police forces via email.

Please use one of the following methods:

1. In case of an emergency, please call 999 immediately.

2. For all non-emergency situations, use our handy online reporting tools on our website: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/ro/report/

3. For partner agencies and other forces please use the following link: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/partners/partner-services/

4. Call our non-emergency line on 101 to speak to an operator.

5. Advice can be provided via the Live Chat function on our website: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/

6. Attend your nearest police station that is open to the public. For locations and opening times please see our website via this link: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/contact/find-a-police-station/

If you have a hearing or speech impairment and you’ve pre-registered with the emergency SMS service, you can use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999.

If you’re requesting an update on an existing case, please fill out this form and include your incident/crime reference number: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us-beta/contact-us/

For our full online reporting services visit our website: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: Automatic reply.

29 May 2026, 18:51 UTC · Email — reply from South Wales Police · RE: FORMAL DISCLOSURE NOTICE & LITIGATION HOLD: Historic Significance, Planning Approvals, and Displaced Family Tenancy Records for Great House Farm, Llandough (FOIA/EIR Request)

From: South Wales Police (SWP101@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 29 May 2026, 18:51 UTC
Subject: RE: FORMAL DISCLOSURE NOTICE & LITIGATION HOLD: Historic Significance, Planning Approvals, and Displaced Family Tenancy Records for Great House Farm, Llandough (FOIA/EIR Request)

Dear member of the public.

Please note that South Wales Police no longer accepts reports via email. To make a report, we kindly request that you utilise one of the following options:

1. In case of an emergency, please call 999 immediately.

2. For non-emergency situations, please use our online Single Online Home (SOH) web form found in the reports section of at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/

By using the Single Online Home, you can provide us with accurate and comprehensive information, which will enable us to respond effectively and prioritise resources accordingly.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in adopting these preferred reporting channels.

Sincerely,

South Wales Police

[Welsh Language Translation]

Annwyl breswylydd,

Noder nad yw Heddlu De Cymru yn derbyn adroddiadau drwy e-bost mwyach. Dylid gwneud pob adroddiad gan ddefnyddio un o’r opsiynau canlynol:

1. Mewn achos brys, ffoniwch 999 ar unwaith,

2. Mewn sefyllfaoedd nad ydynt yn rhai brys, defnyddiwch ein ffurfleni rhoi gwybod ar-lein sydd ar gael ar ein gwefan https://www.south-wales.police.uk/cy-GB/

Rydym yn gwerthfawrogi eich dealltwriaeth a’ch cydweithrediad wrth fabwysiadu’r sianeli rhoi gwybod hyn a ffefrir.

Yn gywir, Heddlu De Cymru

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

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