March 2012 working group minutes

Meeting of the Pontyclun Residents’ Town Centre Working group

14th March2012

Present:               Ann, Claire, Paul, Marg,

Update

               Leekes

Emma Leekes is meeting the developer

Leekes have applied for planning permission to move the Garden Centre. Marg to write and ask if it is relevant to the new town centre development

               Ownership of Land

It has been confirmed that the land is part owned by Scarborough Developers and part owned by the Welsh Government following merger of Welsh Development Agency into Welsh Government

Planning Process

Marg to write to Simon Gale who has since responded and said that there is no date yet for the planning application to be presented to the Planning Committee as some issues are still being discussed

Contact with Mark Jackson

We are still waiting to hear from Mark Jackson regarding a meeting

Preparation for the Planning Committee

A number of members of the group have asked to speak at the planning committee.

It was agreed that we should produce a matrix setting out the issues we have written to the Council about and then to cross reference them with statements that support our arguments contained within documents that we have looked at.

Next Meeting

Agree to hold the next meeting at the start of May