Cyngor Cymuned Dwyriw Community Council
Minutes of the Meeting of Dwyriw Community Council held on
Thursday 24 January 2008 in Cwm Llanllugan Community Centre at 8.00pm
Present: Cllrs Huxley (Chair), Heward, Evans, Davies, Benbow, Hill, County Cllr J Shearer, the Clerk Sarah Yeomans and a member of the public (Brad Willetts).
1.Apologies were received from Cllr Saul.
2.Declarations of InterestCllrs Heward and Evans regarding Adfa Play Area.
Cllr Evans re Adfa Village Hall funding and Cllr Benbow re Cwm Llanllugan funding.
Cllr Davies regarding an item of correspondence. (5.b)
3.Minutes of November’s Meeting were taken as read and accepted as a true record.
Proposed Cllr Heward and seconded Cllr Evans.
4.Councillor Vacancy
Brad Willetts had shown an interest in becoming a member of the Council. Councillors
agreed that he should be co-opted on to represent the Llanwyddelan ward (proposed Cllr Benbow and seconded Cllr Evans) and he acceptedtheir invitation. The Clerk was asked to sort out the necessary paperwork.
Cllr Huxley welcomed him onto the council.
5.Planning
a) Planning application M2007 1028 for the Erection of an agricultural livestock shed at
Tyn yr Wtra, Llanwyddelan has been granted.
b) Letters had arrived from the developers associated with the planning applications for Tirgwynt, Mynydd Waun Fawr and Mynydd Clogau Phase 2 regarding the associated community benefits. It was agreed that the councillors needed to meet with Powys County Council planners first in order to understand how to respond to the planning applications. They would then be happy to meet with the developers and the Clerk would write to let them know this.
c) A letter from Powys County Council had arrived relating to the Draft Interim
Development Control Guidance: Planning Obligations Strategy.
6.Highways
i) A number of problems were reported which the Clerk would report to the Highways
Dept. In particular a pot hole on the Cefn Coch to Llanfair road by YstradBridge which would require prompt attention. Pot holes on Ty Cerrig bank; by Upper Mill;
Hendai bank; Hafod lane and Ffinnant lane would be reported.
ii) The Clerk had put up a poster about the possibility of part-night lighting in Adfa
but as yet there had been no response from the community. It was agreed that this
should be discussed further at the next meeting to allow more time for any feedback.
7.Adfa Play Area
Cllr Heward reported that an application had been made to the Aggregate Fund for a
grant to construct a ball area on the donated piece of ground. This application will be
considered at a meeting on 14 March. A sign has now been ordered for the existing area
which should arrive soon.
8.Llanllugan Burial Ground
Ian Lewis has been asked to give a quote for repair and painting of the gates but has not yet responded.
9.Village Hall Funding
Both Cwm Llanllugan Community Centre and Adfa Village Hall had written to request
grant assistance from the Community Council. Both had given an indication of their running costs, which were similar and also of their income and use. Councillors agreed that grants should be awarded to both at the same rate as last year which was £300 to Cwm and £200 to Adfa. Proposed Cllr Heward and seconded Cllr Hill.
10.Finance
i) Bank Balances were reported: Current £37.42, Deposit £2481.87, Burial £502.39.
ii) An invoice for £300 had arrived from Gareth Andrew for work at the burial ground.
It was agreed that this should be paid. Proposed Cllr Benbow seconded Cllr Heward.
iii) The Clerk handed out a budget assessment for the coming year. The amount required
was predicted to be £4030. A £29.38 grant had been allocated by Powys County Council for the play area and £100 for the burial ground. Once all outstanding bills had been paid £2173.18 would be left. It was agreed that the council would precept for £4030 as it was uncertain whether elections would need to be held and what the full cost of these may be. Proposed Cllr Davies and seconded Cllr Benbow.All were in agreement.
11.Correspondence
a) A letter had arrived from Powys County Council regarding recycling facilities in Adfa.
The officer concerned will be looking at the site with regard to adding glass and cardboard and will be in touch.
It was pointed out that the area is poorly lit in the winter evenings and the Clerk agreed to pass this on to Bryan Davies, street lighting officer.
b) The latest copy of the Register of Electors for Dwyriw had arrived.
c) A letter from the Community Health Council stating that the Minor Injury Service for
Newtown had been moved from the Hospital to Newtown Medical Practice.
d) A variety of meeting dates had been received from One Voice Wales:
i) Complaints Handling Seminar – 14/2/08 Aberystwyth
ii) Delivering a successful youth council – 5/4/08 – Ammanford
iii) Planning Seminar – 11/2/08 – Aberystwyth
iv) Montgomeryshire area committee had met on 17/1/08 and minutes of Oct meeting
were enclosed.
e) Minutes of the Local Forum November meeting had arrived.
f) A letter from Glyn Davies, Montgomeryshire Conservatives had been received.
g) Dyfed Powys Police Authority Consultation Forum – 5/2/08 - Welshpool
h) Health Focus Newsletter Dec 2007
i) An application for funding had arrived from Severn Hospice and this was deferred
to the AGM.
j) Information had arrived from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation about some work
they are carrying out surveying housing needs in rural Wales.
k) The Rights of Way Improvement Plan had been received from Powys County Council.
l) Play for Wales Magazine
m) PAVO News
n) Clerks and Councils Direct
12.Welcome Letters
It was reported that new people had moved into Tyddyn Brongoch, Adfa.
13.Matters Arising
The Clerk asked for clarification regarding the missing ‘Cefn Coch’ sign in Llanfair.
It was agreed that there should be one there and a letter should be sent to Stephen Burgess.
The missing New Mills sign would also be chased again.
14.Any Other Business
i) The Clerk asked whether Dwyriw would share the cost of membership of the Society of
Local Council Clerks with Tregynon and everyone agreed to this.
ii) Cllr Evans asked for a review of burial charges to be carried out at the next meeting.
There being no other business the meeting closed at 9.45pm