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THE ownership of Neuadd Maldwyn in Welshpool is set to be transferred to Clwyd Alyn housing association. Powys County Council’s (PCC) Independent/Conservative cabinet approved the transfer of ownership at its meeting on Tuesday, January 26. It follows a mammoth and at times fractious planning committee meeting which took over three hours to discuss the application on Friday, January 22, The £11.6 million plans by Clwyd Alyn to change the former Montgomeryshire Council headquarters into a 66 apartment Extra Care facility for older people was approved. But the the planning approva...

Neuadd Maldwyn Graphic - how it could look when finished. DECISIONS on planning applications for a £11.6 million transformation of Welshpool’s Neuadd Maldwyn into flats for older people, will ultimately be decided by the Welsh Government. The application by Clwyd Alyn Housing Association  to turn the Grade II listed building into 66 one and two-bedroom apartments, could be “called in” to be decided by the Welsh Government. This meant that a decision made by PCC’s Planning committee at their meeting on Friday, January 22, to approve the plans, is for the time being only a “...

She told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “We knew they (the council) would push it through quietly. “There are still vulnerable people in those homes that were moved from other places because they needed the wardens. It’s really scary, I feel for the people that are still there.” A particular concern for her was how carers would get in and out of the flats, as she said on-site wardens used to let carers in when residents were too impaired to do so. The Local Democracy Reporting Service visited Albany Court, Glebelands and Heavitree Court on January 6 but did not enter a...

AN APPLICATION that will see a new 64-bed mental health unit built at Glan Clwyd Hospital is to be considered by Denbighshire’s planning committee. The new multi-million pound facility, which also includes a multi storey car park, will be built at the rear of the hospital opposite the existing pathology department, on the former carpark. It will replace the care currently provided at the hospital’s Ablett Unit which is deemed ‘no longer fit for purpose’. Outline planning permission is sought for the development. The application is recommended for approval. A final report i...

Amenities On this point, the RWAG asked: "How many homes can the town support in such a dense location? There is no thought given to the resources within the town such as policing, transport, healthcare, etc." With healthcare addressed as a specific issue, the developer's response to this query centred on policing: "We are of course liaising with the police on Secure by Design." Healthcare Capacity concerns are a key part of RWAG's opposition to the development. It alleges that Queen's Hospital is "already on the brink as it is", adding: "What does 1,050 homes mean, say two per home - a...