Ffestiniog Area Regeneration Plan 2007-2013

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Ffestiniog Area Regeneration Plan

2007-2013

(Part of the Gwynedd Regeneration Framework)

www.gwynedd.gov.uk Document Content This Area Regeneration Scheme contains the following sections: Introduction What is an Area Regeneration Plan? Ffestiniog Area Regeneration Plan

Section 1 – Area Profile Introduction Geographical Boundaries Population Mobility and Migrating Environmental Features and Designations Deprivation Economy of the Area Economic Activity Housing Health Voluntary Activity

Section 2 – Analysis of Local Circumstances Introduction SWOT Analysis

Section 3 – Aspirations of the Area Regeneration Vision for the Ffestiniog Area Main Aspirations and Impressions of the Community Main Aspirations and Impressions of Voluntary Organisations and Businesses Main Aspirations and Impressions of the Services

Section 4 – Thematic and Spatial Priorities Introduction Ffestiniog Thematic Priorities Ffestiniog Spatial Priorities Summary

Section 5 – Action Areas Introduction Table of Action Areas

Section 6 – Implementing the Regeneration Scheme Introduction Approving the Regeneration Plan Regeneration Plan Lead Bodies Regeneration Plan Partners Reviewing the Regeneration Plan 1 Introduction

What is an Area Regeneration Scheme?

The Gwynedd Regeneration Strategy sets out the context and a clear direction for all of the county’s regeneration activities, with its unique patchwork of communities from 2007 – 2013.

The Area Regeneration Schemes are operational documents that implement the Regeneration Strategy. The areas are based on the definitions of the Unitary Development Plan, which are based on dependence districts.

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Ffestiniog Area Regeneration Plan

This Area Plan was created by consulting with stakeholders in the area, including local residents, agencies and organisations that work in the area. The Area Plan has taken into account other strategies that influence and contribute towards the regeneration field, including local strategies for the Bro Ffestiniog area.

Stakeholders were consulted with regularly throughout the process of drawing up the document. Meetings were held with community regeneration groups, and discussions were held with agencies that work in the area. As many studies have already been held in the area, they were all considered when developing this plan. By means of these consultations, a comprehensive picture was compiled of the nature and scale of the challenge facing the area’s communities, and measures were drawn up to respond to them.

This Regeneration Plan identifies the main measures and projects for the regeneration field in the Bro Ffestiniog area for 2007 – 2013. The projects are intended to give a direction to all regeneration activities and efforts undertaken by all of the Plan’s partners, whether they are voluntary agencies, public organisations, private businesses and/or community groups.

The regeneration projects for the area are intentionally broad in order to ensure that flexibility exists within the Regeneration Plan to respond to, and take advantage of, any challenge that arises during the period in question.

2 SECTION 1

Area Profile

Introduction Bro Ffestiniog lies in the centre of the County. It is an area that is famous for its quarries and slate industry, along with its rich culture and unique Welsh nature.

Geographical Boundaries The Ffestiniog Area Regeneration Plan focuses on the catchment area that encompasses the electoral wards of Bowydd a Rhiw, Diffwys a Maenofferen, Teigl and Trawsfynydd. Blaenau Ffestiniog is the main town that serves the area. The area abuts the electoral wards of Penrhyndeudraeth to the north, Dolgellau to the south, Harlech and Llanbedr to the west and Llandderfel and Llanuwchllyn to the east.

The boundaries of this Regeneration Area are in line with the boundaries found in the Unitary Development Plan.

Population The Census figures show that the area’s population is 6350. The majority of the population, 56%, is of working age (16-64), whilst 22% is over 65. The figure for the female population, namely 52% and the male population, namely 48%, in the area matches the pattern of the county.

3 The Welsh nature of the area is reflected in the fact that 71% of the residents are able to read, write and speak the language in comparison to a county average of 60% and a national pattern of only 16.32%.

Mobility and Migrating Blaenau Ffestiniog is the main town and centre of the area where a number of mainstream services are provided. There are four wards in the area, namely Trawsfynydd, Teigl, Diffwys a Maenofferen and Bowydd a Rhiw.

The statistics of the Office of National Statistics show that there has been a population growth in Gwynedd and Wales over the last six years of 0.25%; however, in the Ffestiniog area, it was seen in 2007 that the population had reduced by 2.5%.

The use of cars is low in the three wards in Blaenau Ffestiniog as 31% of households do not have a car; however, in Trawsfynydd only 18% of households do not own a car. It is likely that this reflects the rural nature of the Trawsfynydd ward.

Environmental Features and Designations The area’s special environment means that it has been protected by the Snowdonia National Park Authority since 1951. The purpose of the National Park is to “safeguard and improve the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the area and promote opportunities for the public to understand and enjoy its special features.”

It is important to note that the National Park is in the process of developing a policy on the “Future of Snowdonia” which will set a direction for the Park’s work for the next 15 years. The draft document acknowledges that many challenges are facing the Park, including climate change, the change in agriculture policies, the need for land for housing and businesses and the need to make sustainable use of tourism and leisure.

Blaenau Ffestiniog is the exception as it is a post-industrial town. Many plots within this area have been identified as a Site of Special Scientific Area (SSSI) and this also reflects the area’s special environment. In its 15 year plan, the National Park is eager to improve and protect its biodiversity, and encourage the planting of coppices and improve the feasibility of farming.

In addition, Afon Eden and Gors Goch in Trawsfynydd have been identified as a Special Area of Conservation as various species live there.

It is important to draw attention to the site of the nuclear power plant on the outskirts of the villages of Gellilydan and Trawsfynydd on the A470, where decommissioning work will be undertaken until 2015.

4 Deprivation In 2000, the National Assembly, by using the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD), designated that the Bowydd a Rhiw ward, Blaenau Ffestiniog, was amongst the most deprived wards in Wales. Because of the position of the ward on this list, it was designated as a Communities First ward.

The Communities First programme will change again in 2009/2010 and the “Communities Next” consultation document has been published outlining the Assembly’s intentions for it. There will be increasing emphasis on the economic work of Partnerships and hard measurable results will be required. Tackling the deprivation cycle is a priority, along with tackling child poverty and encouraging social enterprises.

The WIMD figures were published again in 2005. This time, it appeared that the Diffwys a Maenofferen ward was the most deprived in the area; this ward was amongst the 10% most deprived wards in Wales. Unfortunately, Bowydd a Rhiw was also positioned high on this list.

From looking in detail at the statistics in the study of deprivation, it can be seen that the income of the Bowydd a Rhiw and Diffwys a Maenofferen wards are within the 25% lowest in Wales, whilst the residents of Diffwys a Maenofferen are within the worst 20%.

Also, the study looks at “distance to services” and the Trawsfynydd ward is amongst the worst 8% in Wales.

Economy of the Area This area has faced a number of economic challenges over the years. The decline in the slate industry in Blaenau Ffestiniog in the 20th Century was responsible for a huge reduction in the population from over 15,000 to only 5,000 today. The impact of this loss was mitigated in the 1970s by the electricity generating works in Tanygrisiau and Trawsfynydd, along with the Cookes Explosives factory in Penrhyndeudraeth.

Cookes has now closed down and the Nuclear Power Plant in Trawsfynydd is being decommissioned. Currently a vast number of jobs derive from the work of decommissioning the nuclear power plant in Trawsfynydd. Nevertheless, in the long-term, fewer and fewer jobs will be created and the work will end in 2015. Rehau plastics company is one of the area’s main employers, along with the slate quarries that continue to produce.

Economic Activity The figures of the last Census showed that 72.6% of the population in the Ffestiniog Area were Economically Active which is slightly higher than the general picture for the rest of the County. On the other hand, 10.3% of the population of the area of working age are unemployed, in comparison to a figure of 7.6% for the County.

5 The general picture reflects the picture for the entire County with 65% in employment - 11% being self-employed and 54% being employed.

Creating income, addressing economic inactivity and increasing the role of social enterprises is a priority in the Communities Next plan that will be operational from 2009 onwards.

Housing The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005 shows clearly that the condition of the area’s housing stock is generally poor with the vast majority of them being houses that were built in the hay-day of the slate quarries. The wards of Trawsfynydd, Teigl and Diffwys a Maenofferen are all within the worst 8% of Welsh wards in terms of the condition and quality of Housing.

The town of Blaenau Ffestiniog has been designated within the Renewal Area plan. This is a ten year plan, which has been in progress since 2004 that has been targeted towards improving the condition of the town’s housing and businesses. This plan is an annual investment of £1.3 million towards improving the condition of the town’s housing and buildings.

In 2007, an “Older People Needs Assessment“ was undertaken in Ffestiniog to look at the care, health, housing and information needs. As a result of this work, the Council intends to develop an Extra Care Housing project in Llan Ffestiniog, and build an extension to the Bryn Blodau Residential Home. The intention of the project is to “make it easier for older people to live independent and full lives.” Older people will be able to live an independent life and receive extra care at the same time, depending on their needs. The Extra Care Housing scheme is an investment worth £7 million, whilst the extension is an investment worth £1.5 million for the Bro Ffestiniog area and it is expected for the construction work to commence on the extension in late 2008 and the Extra Care Housing in 2011, subject to planning permission.

A vast number of Social Housing is located in the area also and Large Estates can be found here, such as Penygwndwn, Hafan Deg and Fron Fawr.

The National Park’s document, “The Future of Snowdonia” also considers the Housing needs in the area. The Park’s Occupation Strategy will note potential locations for houses; however, the Park has already noted that up to 40 new properties will be needed in the Park area per annum. There will be an emphasis on “local need” and on the Affordable Housing agenda in the policies.

Health The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation shows that the health of the residents of Diffwys a Maenofferen is amongst the worst 20% in Wales. The Gwynedd Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategy places emphasis on assisting the poorest communities because there is a strong link between poverty and disease.

6 The Gwynedd Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategy aims for “the health and well-being of the people of Gwynedd to compare with the best in Europe”. The strategy seeks to assist agencies to plan and work in partnership.

The Strategy identifies three ways of working towards obtaining a “healthy Gwynedd”, namely to address the main causes of ill-health, by noting, managing and preventing risks, collaborating to develop ill-health prevention programmes and address issues relating to health and access to social care.

22% of the population in the Ffestiniog area is 65 years of age and over and it is likely that this is one of the main reasons why the Council is implementing the Extra Care Housing project in the area. Between 20.4% and 22.6% of the population suffers from a Long-term Restrictive Illness according to the figures of the 2001 Census, which is slightly higher than the Gwynedd average of 20%.

TraCC (Mid Wales Transport) is the Regional Transport Consortium for mid Wales. The body states in the Wales Transport Strategy that only 25% of the people of mid Wales have access to an Accident and Emergency Hospital Department within an hour’s travel on bus or on foot and that only 13% could travel the same journey in a car in less than twenty minutes.

Voluntary Activity During the consultation work, it became apparent that a vast number of voluntary groups are operational in the area. The groups work on a broad range of objectives and it is one of the area’s strengths.

This high number shows that there is a strong tradition of voluntary activity in the area’s communities with each one making a social, environmental and economic contribution to the area’s communities.

Similarly, 321 operational groups have been registered by Mantell Gwynedd in Meirionnydd. Although this figure is a measure for Meirionnydd as a whole, a vast majority of these serve Bro Ffestiniog.

7 Section 2 An Analysis of Local Circumstances

Introduction If this Plan is going to make a difference to the area in the long-term, it will have to respond to the area's needs, and take advantage of the opportunities.

This section includes an analysis of the consultation and the area’s profile to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the area.

See below a summary of the analysis

Strengths • A special natural environment. • A strong community feel and a vast number of Social Enterprises. • A rich area of culture and history. • A broad range of events and social activities. • Conservation, environmental and heritage designations in the area. • The Welsh culture and language of the area. • Large manufacturing industries such as REHAU and the Quarries are major employers. • Good links, including the A470 and the Conwy Valley railway from Llandudno. • Active regeneration groups operational in the area.

Weaknesses • Dependency of local employment on a restricted number of employment sectors and specific industries including public administration and manufacturing companies. • Lack of quality employment opportunities locally to keep young people from migrating from the area. • Lack of work and employment units within the area to attract investment and to allow businesses to expand. • Lack of affordable housing in some of the area’s villages and the poor quality of houses in the area in particular. • Obvious deprivation problems within the area’s electoral wards.

Opportunities • A potential to develop the tourism sector in the area, based on the local natural environment, language and local heritage. • Take advantage of the designation of development lands in the area to provide work and employment.

8 • The strong construction sector can be intertwined with local affordable housing schemes and regeneration plans. • Natural assets a catalyst to developing the green energy and tourism sectors. • The work of upgrading the A470 offers better access to the area from nearby tourism and employment areas such as Llandudno. • Southern part of the Ffestiniog Railway in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog creates an opportunity to attract thousands of additional people to the town on an annual basis. • Tonnes of waste from the slate industry offering economic opportunities to the area. • Investment in the care sector in the area leading to jobs and economic opportunities. • Social enterprises such as Trawsnewid, Antur ‘Stiniog, Blaenau Ymlaen and Communities First already responding to opportunities.

Threats • Some sectors are under threat of continuing to deteriorate, in particular during a period of economic squeeze. • Lack of land for work and employment purposes and housing purposes. • The distance of the market and suppliers from local businesses and industries. • Demographic imbalance due to the ageing population and migration of young people. • Dependency on a handful of industries. The impacts of globalisation and lower manufacturing costs in Eastern Europe, China and India. • The work of Decommissioning the Trawsfynydd Nuclear Power Plant ends in 2015.

9 Section 3

Aspirations of the Area

Regeneration Vision for the Ffestiniog Area The Gwynedd Regeneration Strategy notes that the vision for regeneration between 2007 and 2013 is to “develop and support sustainable communities which are healthy, lively and viable, with the confidence to venture and with the desire and ability to contribute their own answers to the challenges and to take advantage of new opportunities.”

Below are quotations from the consultation with stakeholders which show some of the aspirations and main areas for realising this vision when regenerating Ffestiniog.

Main Aspirations and Impressions of the Community

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11 Section 4 Thematic and Spatial Priorities

Introduction The thematic and spatial priorities are introduced here for the Ffestiniog area, following the definitions given in the Regeneration Strategy.

Prioritising is a means of targeting regeneration efforts to the future, but it is not a means of disregarding a community and/or activity within the area should an opportunity arise and/or a challenge that should be responded to.

The following thematic priorities have been identified by collating and analysing the outcomes of the consultation. These priorities are based on the statistical profile of the area, on the aspirations and impressions of various stakeholders and on the SWOT analysis in section 2. The thematic priorities will refer to regeneration activities within the Ffestiniog area in order to ensure the largest benefit of the available resources and funding, and to continue to make Ffestiniog a good place to live, work and do business in.

The following spatial priorities have been identified through the 2000 and 2005 WIMD and through regional and national development strategies such as the Spatial Plan. The spatial priorities will direct regeneration efforts to specific communities and areas within the Ffestiniog area in order to ensure a response to needs and take advantage of growth opportunities.

Ffestiniog Thematic Priorities This Area Regeneration Plan has identified the following themes as the main priorities for the area in relation to regeneration.

1 - Increase Growth and Economic Prosperity 2 - Environment and Natural Assets 3 - Vibrant Communities 4 - Houses and Residential units 5 - Local Services

Ffestiniog Spatial Priorities

Communities of Need (a) Some communities highlight low income levels, high levels of long-term ill- health, high numbers of unemployment either because of a lack of jobs, lack of health or other barriers.

By using the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Zone 2005 as a basis to identify these communities of need within the Ffestiniog area, it can be noted that the following wards appear in the highest 25% of this zone:-

12 Diffwys a Maenofferen Bowydd a Rhiw

(b) Other communities, mainly rural communities, where fundamental changes have occurred in their traditional industries (namely, agriculture), and due to their distance from services, work opportunities and markets, do not offer apparent new opportunities to young people. The marginal situation of these communities lead to migration, a reduction in birth rates and a risk to the viability and survival of some of the county’s most Welsh communities.

By using the Access to Service Zone, Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2005 as a basis to identify these communities of need within the Ffestiniog area, it can be noted that Trawsfynydd appears in the highest 25% of this zone.

Communities of Opportunity (c) Some communities and districts offer favourable growth opportunities due to their favourable location. These key communities and settlements are identified in the Wales Spatial Plan.

Although the Spatial Plan does not identify a site within the Ffestiniog area as an important one for services in the sub-region (mid Wales), Dolgellau to the south and Pwllheli to the north have been identified as such sites. They are referred to as “Key Settlements”.

The plan acknowledges the importance of settlements that are located and bring two spatial regions together and Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd have been identified as Cross-boundary Settlements to reflect this.

The Spatial Plan also identifies Blaenau Ffestiniog as a town with a tourism focus.

Work is ongoing on developing the contents of the Spatial Plan and the role of the key settlements and centres.

(ch) Other communities which have sites which have already been identified as strategic sites offer and create substantial growth opportunities for vast districts.

The town of Blaenau Ffestiniog , as the main centre that serves the communities of the area, has a strategic role to play when developing growth opportunities for the wider area. Lands have been identified in the Unitary Development Plan as employment sites within Blaenau Ffestiniog.

It will be essential to ensure that advantage is taken of these designations and lands / sites.

13 Summary This means that the Ffestiniog Area has the following spatial priorities:-

• 2 Communities of Need (Diffwys a Maenofferen and Bowydd a Rhiw) The following map shows the Spatial Priorities of Need:-

• 2 Communities of Opportunity (Blaenau Ffestiniog, Trawsfynydd). The following map shows the Spatial Priorities of Opportunity:-

14 Section 5 Action Areas

Introduction A list of the action areas for the regeneration field in the Ffestiniog area for 2007 - 2013 can be found below.

The fields of work are intended to give direction, in Ffestiniog, to the regeneration efforts and activities of all the partners of the Plan, whether a voluntary agent, public organisation, private business and/or community group. These areas of work, along with the activities and plans of the Regeneration Strategy, are a means of realising the vision of regenerating Ffestiniog.

The action areas outlined below respond to the thematic and spatial priorities.

The table below is not a comprehensive list of everything that is needed in the area, but rather, identifies those areas that will ensure and disseminate the most benefit to the area.

The areas are intentionally broad in order to ensure flexibility within the Plan to allow room to respond to challenges and to take advantage of opportunities, as they arise during the 2007 - 2013 period. Bodies, agencies and communities across the area have specific regeneration activities, plans and initiatives that are either in the process of being developed or are being implemented. The following fields will not disregard those efforts, but will be a means of pulling similar activities together, disseminating successful schemes and good practice in the area and beyond.

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Introduction The Area Plan is co-ordinated and led by Gwynedd Council under the Gwynedd Economic Partnership. Implementing the scheme will be subject to resources and funding, along with the commitment and ability of all the partners to contribute.

Approving the Regeneration Plan The relevant Community Regeneration Officer will be responsible for leading the consultation and analysis work to create the Regeneration Plan. The Area Plan document will be created by the Regeneration Officer, based on the 3 Step Model that has been designed as a tool to prepare the County’s Regeneration Plans.

Each Area Regeneration Plan will be submitted to the Key Stakeholders who have contributed to the scheme for their approval and commitment.

Below is a flow chart of the approval process for Regeneration Plans:

Consultation with Stakeholders

Analysing the Consultation

Creating the Area Regeneration Scheme Document

Presenting the document to the local stakeholders

Presenting the document to the Gwynedd Economic Partnership

Report to Gwynedd Together Board

21 Regeneration Plan Lead Bodies A Lead Body will be responsible for driving each individual plan forward and it could be a public/private or voluntary sector body. The Lead Body can vary from one project to the other, depending upon its expertise in a specific field, its resources and suitability to the project.

The Council will not be leading on all the individual projects and plans, since other partners are in a better situation and have better expertise to do so. The Lead Bodies are identified during the consultation period. Some bodies are already developing and/or implementing plans and there is no intention to undermine that work. The consultation process will also be an opportunity to identify Lead Bodies for projects that are yet to be developed by giving groups and partners an opportunity to express an interest in some field. The Regeneration Officer will be responsible for recording this interest and for re-contacting those bodies in order to agree on their role. In cases where there are no lead bodies or other local drivers to develop a plan, the Regeneration Officer will be proactive in bringing individuals with various areas of expertise together.

When a Lead Body is in a position to drive the projects of the Area Plan, the Area Regeneration Officer will be available to offer it support. It is anticipated that the demand for support from the Regeneration Officer will vary amongst the various lead bodies. Clear and regular contact will exist between the Lead Bodies and the Regeneration Officer in order to ensure that progress is reported upon and to monitor the achievement of the Area Plan against targets.

Regeneration Plan Partners Each project and lead body will have its own partners. The role of the Lead Body is to bring together the partners in order to implement the plan. The Council, by means of the Community Regeneration Officer, will ensure support to executive partners of the Area Plan to play a role when developing and delivering one or more of the Plan’s projects. This support role will be most noticeable amongst the community sector where the Regeneration Officer will be facilitating the contribution of community groups and ensuring the involvement of smaller community schemes in action areas. The time and support of the Regeneration Officer will be available to these smaller schemes and groups that contribute to the Action Plans listed in Section 5. Any other community schemes that do not contribute to the Action Projects will receive the support of the Regeneration Officer as time and resources allow.

Reviewing the Regeneration Plan Each Area Regeneration Plan will be reviewed on a regular basis in order to ensure progress, report on targets and update the Action Areas.

The Ffestiniog Area Regeneration Plan will be monitored by the Regeneration Officer every six months.

22 During the monitoring and reviewing period, including the lifespan of the entire plan, local circumstances in Ffestiniog could change. During the plan’s lifespan, a new opportunity, challenge or project may arise, forcing the Regeneration Plan to look again at its priorities and action areas also. The role of the Community Regeneration Officer is to identify these opportunities, challenges and projects. When a response to this change is required, the Community Regeneration Officer will seek to ensure that this is intertwined with what is already happening through the Plan. However, some situations will arise that will not fall neatly into the Action Areas listed in Section 5 above. In such circumstances, the Officer will be expected to assess the effect of responding and not responding to the situation in the local regeneration field, and then to bring together key partners to identify an action method and lead body.