Atlantic Trading Estate

[5] In 1971, the Official Report of the Standing Committees delivered to Parliament referred to "a new project called the Atlantic Trading Estate, on the seaboard near Barry", stating that "there are a considerable number of new undertakings, and it is creating a significant, though relatively small, amount of employment".

[6] In November 2001, APC Panels sought permission to build a new factory and office development at the Atlantic Trading Estate.

[10] In mid April 2008, a major fire broke out on the estate, affecting a derelict industrial unit housing, a warehouse and several garages.

[14] In 2014 it was reported that MDA Renewables Ltd plans on building a 25-metre-high 100 kW turbine on the southern boundary of the estate, declaring: "The proposed development will create a sustainable and renewable form of energy which will assist in meeting the Welsh Government's objectives in terms of reducing carbon emissions and minimising the causes of climate change.

Middle Bronze Age wares were uncovered, as well as "beaker, food vessel, and collared urn" remnants within a round-house built of planks.