Hotel to Apartments Under Consideration by Bridgend City Council
Plans to refurbish a former hotel in Porthcawl town centre and turn it into apartments have been submitted. The application by housing association Beacon Cymru could see the creation of a new mixed-use residential and commercial retail building on the…
Plans for Disability-Friendly Lodges go to Full Council for Decision
Plans for £2.3m disability-friendly holiday lodges at a Pembrokeshire deer park attraction have been backed for a second time, but a final decision will have to be made by full council. In an application recommended for refusal at the February…
Hundreds of New Homes to be Built on Land Next to M4 in Cardiff
Cardiff Council’s planning committee approved the plans for 205 new homes on land at Church Farm in Lisvane at a meeting on Thursday, February 20. The plans were set to be decided earlier this month but councillors agreed to carry…
Councillors Give Go Ahead for 120 Metre Weather Mast
AN application to build a temporary 120 metre high mast to assess weather conditions at a site near Llandrindod Wells have been given the go ahead by Powys councillors. But questions have been raised on whether the developers will actually…
Release Squirrelled Council Reserves to Lessen Burden on Hard Up Residents, says Anti-Poverty Champion
CASH in reserves, squirrelled away by Powys council to be used in an emergency should be used to lessen the Council Tax burden on hard up residents a champion member has said. At a stormy Powys County Council meeting on…
Denbighshire Residents Braced for 6% Rise in Council Tax
Residents in Denbighshire will see council tax increase by 6% after a council vote at a meeting at the authority’s Ruthin County Hall HQ today (Thursday). Councillors set a balanced budget and agreed on the level of council tax after…
Plans for Health and Well-being Hub at Former Debenhams Gets First Minister’s Support
Support for a new multi-million pound health and well-being hub in a former Bangor department store has been expressed in Cardiff. It came during a Senedd discussion over Welsh town centres when the First Minister Eluned Morgan said she was…
200-year-old Church Could Become Luxury Holiday Let
A 200-year-old historic church in a Denbighshire village could be converted into a luxury holiday let. Gethin Jones, of Walsall, England, has applied to Denbighshire County Council’s planning department, seeking permission to convert Capel Wesley in the village of Gwyddelwern….
Council Chiefs Back New Five Year Term for BID
Council chiefs in Carmarthenshire have backed the principle of a new five-year term for a business improvement scheme whose directors are resigning. Carmarthen BID (business improvement district) was set up five years ago and involves eligible businesses in the town…
Council to buy 141 Homes at Garden Village
Swansea Council is to buy 141 homes at a large new estate which is being built at Garden Village, a senior councillor said. Cllr Andrea Lewis told colleagues at a cabinet meeting that 71 of them would be offered as…