Category: Community Council News
23-11-16 Council Minutes
Result of Uncontested Election
Agenda for Council Meeting 21 December 2023
NOTICE OF ELECTION
VALE OF GLAMORGAN
NOTICE OF ELECTION
ELECTION OF A COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR
WENVOE COMMUNITY COUNCIL – ST LYTHANS WARD
1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer no later than 4pm on Tuesday 12 December 2023.
2. Nomination papers may be delivered to the Returning Officer at the Civic Offices between 10am and 4pm on any working day from the date of publication of this notice (excluding bank holidays) or electronically as per the arrangements set out in the electronic delivery statement below.
3. Nomination papers may be obtained from the Retuning Officer either at the offices of the council for the Vale of Glamorgan, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU or electronically via electoralregistration@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk from 4 December 2023 until 12 December 2023.
4. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 11 January 2024.
5. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by on 12 midnight Thursday 21 December 2023. Applications can be made online www.gov.uk/registertovote
6. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU by 5pm on Friday 22 December 2023.
7. Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU by 5pm on Wednesday 3 January 2023.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU by 5pm on Thursday 11 January 2024.
Electronic delivery statement
9. Nomination papers submitted electronically must be delivered in accordance with arrangements set out in this statement.
10. The email address to submit nominations is nominations@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Please use this email address for any queries and/or informal checks. The subject heading should include the name of the candidate and the affiliated party (if applicable).
11. We would strongly advise you to check that your nomination papers have been received by telephoning 01446 709304.
12. It is the responsibility of candidates to ensure that the Returning Officer receives the nomination papers in the correct way by the required deadline.
13. An electronic read receipt from the Returning Officer is not confirmation that the nomination is valid. The Returning Officer will send a notice to inform candidates of their decision as to whether or not their nomination is valid.
14. Should you require any assistance with the electronic delivery of nominations please contact the Electoral Services Manager on 01446 709304.
ROB THOMAS
RETURNING OFFICER
DATED: 4 DECEMBER 2023
23-10-19 Council Minutes
Agenda for Council Meeting 16 November 2023
Welsh Boundary Commission Review 2023
WELSH BOUNDARY COMMISSION REVIEW 2023
On Thursday 14 September 2023 and Extraordinary Council Meeting was held to discuss the above subject.
Commission proposes to transfer the St Lythans ward, which is currently part of the Community of Wenvoe, into the Community of St Nicholas and Bonvilston. The proposal sees the existing St Lythans ward join the Community of St Nicholas and Bonvilston. The consequential community electoral arrangements have been considered. The proposal was submitted by the VOGCPWG and supported by St Nicholas and Bonvilston Community Council and places the settlements of Dyffryn and St Lythans in the Community of St Nicholas and Bonvilston. The Commission agrees that this proposal provides for more effective and convenient local government.
Finally, the Commission proposes to create a new ward within the Community of Wenvoe. This involves the creation of a new ward in the north of the community and affects 421 electors. The proposal was submitted by Wenvoe Community Council, who proposed to create a new Brooklands ward within the Community of Wenvoe by utilising the polling district of PA1 (Wenvoe B). The Commission agrees that this proposal provides for more effective and convenient local government.
At this meeting, the above was discussed and the Council unanimously strongly opposed to support this proposal. The St Lythans, Twyn yr Odyn and Duffryn have been part of Wenvoe since before 1974. It would mean the loss of the allotments and playing field at Twyn yr Odyn to Bonvilston and St Nicholas; these were given to Wenvoe by the Jenner family in excess of 50 years ago.
The village of Wenvoe has excellent community activities including a Choir, Wildlife Group, Scout Group, Community Library and Café, shop and post office, school – to name just a few. Things are happening in the village on a very positive note and which includes the residents of St Lythans, Twyn yr Odyn and Duffryn. Cllr Russell Godrey already as a petition signed by residents of St Lythans, Twyn yr Odyn and Duffryn who wish to stay in the Wenvoe ward as they use the local facilities.
The Council are at a loss as to the justification of this move as it would make the St Lythans Park estate further away from a community council. We are not sure whether the children of the St Lythan’s Park estate would be able to go to Gwenfo School.
If you oppose this Boundary Review, please sign the Petition which will be in the foyer of the Community Council on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during opening hours and in the Hub and other locations.
Cllr Janet Williams Chair –WCC
Community Council News October 2023
Community Council News – October 2023
Police Matters:
The current statistics cover the last two months and have been divided to show Wenvoe and Culverhouse Cross separately. In this period there have been eight incidents in Wenvoe involving 3 ASBs and a variety of criminal damage, aggressive and suspicious males and vehicles, and thefts from vehicles. At Culverhouse Cross there have been 32 incidents of which 24 were thefts. The remainder involve aggressive males and dogs, arson and ASBs.
Planning Updates:
Land at Chapel Terrace To amend the planning permission for a barn which was constructed in contravention of the originally approved design. Approved
Copthorne Hotel: Two officials from Cardiff City Council attended the Council meeting to explain what is happening at the hotel. Cardiff Council have now signed an agreement to hire the hotel for six months in order to alleviate a severe housing shortage in the city. They already have four hotels on hire in Cardiff but have been unable to acquire any others and have been forced to look outside the city. Despite the building of a number of modular properties in the city, demand to rehouse families is still exceeding supply. Council were told that those to be housed in the Copthorne were mostly working families and they would have little. if any, impact on local services as they would remain with their existing schools and surgeries. It is not yet known what will happen at the end of the initial six month period.
WRAC:
There is no news on this front as the committee has been having a summer break with the next meeting planned for October.
Community Centre:
Work continues on refurbishment of the main building and the outside storage sheds.
Vale of Glamorgan Boundary Commission Review:
This has been discussed extensively in Council and is the subject of a separate article in What’s On.
Allotments:
A small number of plots are being vacated and if anyone is interested in joining our band of gardeners, they should contact the Council Clerk for further information.
Highways:
We understand that the proposals to reduce the speed limit on Port Rd alongside Wenvoe from 50 mph to 40 mph will take effect at the end of September
Council News – October 2023
Council News – October 2023
Police Matters: The current statistics cover the last two months and have been divided to show Wenvoe and Culverhouse Cross separately. In this period there have been eight incidents in Wenvoe involving 3 ASBs and a variety of criminal damage, aggressive and suspicious males and vehicles, and thefts from vehicles. At Culverhouse Cross there have been 32 incidents of which 24 were thefts. The remainder involve aggressive males and dogs, arson and ASBs.
Planning Updates: Land at Chapel Terrace To amend the planning permission for a barn which was constructed in contravention of the originally approved design. Approved
Copthorne Hotel: Two officials from Cardiff City Council attended the Council meeting to explain what is happening at the hotel. Cardiff Council have now signed an agreement to hire the hotel for six months in order to alleviate a severe housing shortage in the city. They already have four hotels on hire in Cardiff but have been unable to acquire any others and have been forced to look outside the city. Despite the building of a number of modular properties in the city, demand to rehouse families is still exceeding supply. Council were told that those to be housed in the Copthorne were mostly working families and they would have little. if any, impact on local services as they would remain with their existing schools and surgeries. It is not yet known what will happen at the end of the initial six month period.
WRAC: There is no news on this front as the committee has been having a summer break with the next meeting planned for October.
Community Centre: Work continues on refurbishment of the main building and the outside storage sheds.
Vale of Glamorgan Boundary Commission Review: This has been discussed extensively in Council and is the subject of a separate article in What’s On.
Allotments: A small number of plots are being vacated and if anyone is interested in joining our band of gardeners, they should contact the Council Clerk for further information.
Highways: We understand that the proposals to reduce the speed limit on Port Rd alongside Wenvoe from 50 mph to 40 mph will take effect at the end of September.