Agendas and minutes

MEETING: 29th OCTOBER 2018

ATTENDING: All councillors present

Cemetery Update

  • Ongoing process, waiting on transfer documents from Robert Hanratty.
  • Getting insurance quotes from two companies due to Zurich’s requests
  • Criteria agreed by the councillors, will use to send out to local funeral directors once transfer documents are complete.

Planning

1. New Forestry plantation at Llwyn Coch Barns – Response from Scottish Woodlands didn’t satisfy the councillors, therefore responding and forwarding to Gareth Pugh, and possibly look at alternative contacts to voice our concerns.

2. No other planning applications at the moment (since the meeting, Tyn Wtra have re-applied for planning, have email Gareth Pugh regarding this to see what we can do)

Other ongoing business

  • Mark Klekot happy to represent the village as Governor to Tregynon Primary School
  • PSPO: Still waiting on map regarding Bettws Area (Since meeting, have spoken to them and it is not going to affect us in the Bettws area)
  • Welsh Hearts Defib Appeal – respond to inform that we have one in the village but would like to enquire about another one.
  • Invoices – Signed off Gwynne Woosnam’s invoice for his groundcare work for 2018
  • Local County Council Decision Notes to be sent around to the councillors with monthly minutes
  • New dog bin, has been put up yet to inform the council New Business
  • New waste recycling plant to be placed outside of Abermule, need to show our support to Gareth Pugh and offer our assistance.
  • Contact Powys CC regarding pot holes up the chalet pitch, and the Bettws to Berriew road
  • HGV parking in the village, Rachel will speak to the resident verbally before taking it any further

NEXT MEETING: MONDAY 26th NOVEMBER at 7.30pm

BETTWS COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES

MEETING: 24th SEPTEMBER 2018

ATTENDING: All councillors present

Planning

1. New Forestry plantation at Llwyn Coch Barns – concerns have been mentioned to some

council members regarding the view from properties in the area, and the long-term effect it will have on them, such as decrease in value of the property in the future. Concern to be reported to Charles Gittins at Scottish Woodlands. 2. Agricultural Building at Cwm Cignant (18/0406/FUL) – No issues

PSPO (Public Spaces Protection Order)

• Council are looking to introduce areas of service managed land where they will possibly ban dogs to avoid unreasonable behaviour by some dog owners that is affecting the quality of life for a number of local communities.

• A list required of the land which will be included in the Bettws area.

Tregynon School Governor

• Due to Janet’s retirement, we need to have a representative from Bettws Community to represent as a Governor. Suggestions as follows:

o Julie Jones o Mark or Anne Marie (Smithy) o Newsletter to advertise, if none of the above are interested

Cemetery

• Pricing: Clarified to stand on with current prices £500 for plot, £100 for re-opening, Ash plot (to include scattering of ashes) TBC – will review in 12 months

• Criteria: Main points decided by the councillors as follows: 1. Permanent resident of Bettws Cedewain parish or recently resided 2. Immediate family relatives buried at Bettws Cemetery 3. An existing or present resident who has made a significant contribution to the village, in

a voluntary capacity 4. Applicants from outside the parish may have their ashes interred in an existing family

grave (or, if the grave is a double one, a spouse living outside the parish may be buried in the grave)

• Regulations: Some changes made to the standard (Cemetery document has all amendments)

• Contract: Signed, as proposed by Rachel Roberts and second by Alun Horn, legal transfer now in action.

NEXT MEETING: MONDAY 29th OCTOBER AT 7.30PM


NOTICE OF NEXT MEETING

CYGOR CYMUNED BETWS

BETTWS COMMUNITY COUNCIL

DATE: MONDAY 26 TH NOVEMBER


TIME: 7PM

LOCATION: BETTWS COMMUNITY HALL


AGENDA

• Planning – discussion regarding planning 18/0805/FUL, members of the community are asked to join the discussion.

• Minutes from previous meeting

• Matters arising

• Any other business

• Date of Next Meeting