FINAL PROPOSALS Community No. M29 - LLANGYNIEW Introduction 1. The present community of Llangyniew largely comprises hill country that falls to the river Banw or Einion in its south and the river Efyrnwy in its north. The small village of Pontrobert, lying to the north-east of the community, has experienced a fair amount of housing development in recent years; it has a good range of community services and facilities, and just over quarter of the population now lives in that village. The remainder of the population lives in scattered farms and dwellings and in the rural settlements of Llangyniew and Heniarth. The rapid development of the largely new settlement of Pontrobert has meant that this community is perhaps no longer the homogeneous community that it once was. Its south-eastern part is traversed by the B4389 and the A495 and A458(T), which provide easy links with Llanfair Caereinion, Meifod and Welshpool, and the residents of that area would look to those settlements for their services before they would look to Pontrobert. 2. The community has a population of 539, an electorate of 453 (2005) and a council of 7 members. The precept required for 2005 is £3,158.61, representing a Council Tax Band D equivalent of £12.19. 3. In the 1986 Review, the continued viability of the then community of Llangyniew was questioned, and there were proposals to either dismember Llangyniew or to merge it with Meifod or Llanfihangel to form a two-ward community. Those proposals fell in the face of strong opposition from Meifod and Llangyniew community councils, supported by petitions of local inhabitants. The views of the inhabitants of Pontrobert and its hinterland, that they wished to be transferred from Meifod community to Llangyniew, secured the situation, offering assured viability to the latter without affecting unduly the viability of the former. Some small transfers of areas to the new community of Llanfihangel, especially around the settlement of Dolanog, were made, and these included Tynrhos, Wern-y-wig and Glan-yr-afon- uchaf. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales therefore made its final recommendations for a community council of seven members in an un-warded community. Summary of representations received prior to preparation of Draft Proposals 4. A submission form has been received from Llangyniew Community Council, proposing no changes in this community. Assessment Final Proposals – Montgomeryshire – Community M$kbo0rlph.doc 5. The electorate of Llangyniew has increased from 350 in 1980 to 453 in 2005. At Pontrobert, apart from an extant planning permission for seven dwellings, further development in the Unitary Development Plan will be limited to infill development and opportunities for affordable housing development adjacent to the settlement development boundaries. There are also opportunities for affordable housing development in the rural settlements of Llangyniew and Heniarth in accordance with Policy HP9 of the Plan, for a limited number of dwellings in the open countryside in accordance with Policy HP6 of the Plan, and for conversions in accordance with Policy GP6 of the Plan. We note that this community's electorate will continue, therefore, to lie at the lower end in the range of 400-600 electors, suggesting an entitlement in accordance with Table 7 - Guide to Allocation of Councillors to Community Councils to eight councillors. Draft Proposals 6. That there should be a community of Llangyniew comprising the present community of that name; That the community should have a council of eight members. (Ward) Electorate No of Councillors Electors per Councillor 453 8 57 Responses to the Council’s Draft Proposals 7. No comments or submissions were received on the Draft Proposals. Final Proposals 8. That there should be a community of Llangyniew comprising the present community of that name; That the community should have a council of eight members. (Ward) Electorate No of Councillors Electors per Councillor 453 8 57 Final Proposals – Montgomeryshire – Community M$kbo0rlph.doc.