The council’s cabinet members have agreed to impose a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) restricting vehicle access to the Cefn Brithdir area of the Gelligaer and Merthyr Common. The order will run for three years and reinstates the restrictions set out under a previous PSPO, which has expired. Sian Jones, the council’s acting green space strategy manager, said there had been six reports of fly-tipping on the common this year. “This tipping is very large in size and suggests it comes from a commercial origin,” she added. The council said “legitimate users” of the common – such as the emergency services, contractors, walkers, cyclists, and local groups – will “retain access through a managed key system”.