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APOLOGIES Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet Members and Officers were welcomed to the meeting. No apologies were received. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST Additional documents: Minutes: A declaration of personal
interest was received from Cllr Nia Jeffreys for item 6 as she was a member of
the Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd Board, but it was not a prejudicial interest. |
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URGENT ITEMS Additional documents: Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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MATTERS ARISING FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY Additional documents: Minutes: There were no
matters arising from overview and scrutiny. |
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON PDF 219 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman signed the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held
on 10 April 2018, as a true record. |
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SALE OF FORMER SCHOOL SITE, ABERDYFI PDF 552 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr. Dafydd Meurig Additional documents: Decision: To delegate the right to the Senior
Property Manager to use powers under General Disposal Consent (Wales) 2003 to
sell the former Ysgol Aberdyfi site directly to Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd (CCG)
for less than market value to ensure the provision of social, economic and
environmental benefits. To allocate the capital receipt towards funding the
Council's contribution towards improving school buildings as part of the 21st
Century Schools Programme. Minutes: The item was presented by Cllr. Dafydd Meurig RESOLVED To delegate the right to the Senior Property Manager to use
powers under General Disposal Consent (Wales) 2003 to sell the former Ysgol
Aberdyfi site directly to Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd (CCG) for less than market
value to ensure the provision of social, economic and environmental benefits.
To allocate the capital receipt towards funding the Council's contribution
towards improving school buildings as part of the 21st Century Schools
Programme. DISCUSSION The report was submitted noting that the school had closed
in 2013 and that pupils now attended Ysgol Penybryn. It was added that, since
the closure of the school, efforts had been made to secure alternative use of
the site. It was noted that Cartrefi Cymuned Gwynedd was eager to purchase land
in order to construct 11 affordable housing. It was explained that the District Valuer had noted that the
value of the site on the open market was £320,000 but it was noted that the
Council felt that a price of £187,000 was a suitable amount for the sale of the
land due to the social, environmental and economic benefits. It was noted that
there was a real need for affordable properties in the area and that there had
been no developments of social properties in Aberdyfi for over 11 years. In
addition to this, it was noted that the provision of affordable housing was a
priority which could be seen in the Council Plan and in the Plaid Cymru
Manifesto. The Local Member noted that he was supportive of the item
and he emphasised the need for affordable housing in the area. Observations arising from the
discussion -
There was a discussion around the assurances
that Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd could give that it would be local people
obtaining the tenancies of the new houses. It was noted that this needed to be
noted in the planning application and that it must comply with the planning
conditions and policies imposed by the National Park. -
It was noted that this report stated that the
proceeds of this sale would be returned to the Education Department in order to
improve school buildings, but it was added that three other schools had closed
in the area and a question was asked in relation to where had the proceeds of the
sale of those locations gone. It was noted that the department would report
directly to the Local Member. Awdur: Dafydd Gibbard |