Local Community Development Plan

26 residents, mainly from Llanferres with a few from Tafarn y Gelyn attending the Public Meeting held on 18^th April to listen to the presentation outlining the role of the Council within the community and what an LCDP is.

The questions and concerns raised on the night together with both written and verbal feedback received in the 2 weeks afterwards were considered at the General Meeting of the Council on 9^th May.

After due consideration, Councillors decided that the feedback was inconclusive and that it was not representative of the whole community due to the lack of input from Maeshafn, Pant Du and Cadole residents.

There was a clear appetite for more engagement with the Council and the greater proportion of residents felt any initiative should be manged by the Council and not a sub-group.

Councillors agreed that meetings are formal and regarded as ‘stuffy’ by some but this is the nature of local government and nothing can be done to change this.

The Council was not convinced as to the support for a Local Development Community Plan and did not see the benefit warranted the work that would be involved in creating one, especially given the lack of resources available and potential cost of undertaking this work.