To inform and
update members on the Llŷn AONB Capital
Projects.
Decision:
To accept the report and note the observations
received.
Minutes:
The report was submitted by the Llŷn AONB Projects
Officer for information to the members, to update them on
Llŷn AONB's capital projects. It was explained that Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places (SLSP) was a grant scheme
by the Welsh Government to support
capital projects in the National Parks and the
AONB.
It was confirmed that the projects covered a three-year period (2022-25). The officer reported on the themes of the capital projects that had been set by the Welsh Government,
namely Biodiversity and nature recovery, Decarbonisation, Resilient and green communities and Sustainable Tourism.
Updates on the Llŷn SLSP capital projects were provided
in the report, projects such as:
·
Renewing
the stairway at Porth Ysgo
·
Mynytho, Horeb and Rhos
Botwnnog Common Lands
·
Native
Trees
·
Alien
invasive species
·
Canolfan Llithfaen
·
Car
park at Llanbedrog Quarry
·
Joint
Projects – Traditional Boundaries, the Dark Sky and an
Education Pack.
A member enquired about the Alien invasive species project, noting that alien
plants could be seen in locations
such as Garn Boduan and Tre'r Ceiri. Reference was made to the Native Trees project, and it was asked whether the AONB officers held discussions
with Cadw before planting trees. There was concern that the planting was taking place in
archaeologically sensitive areas. It was confirmed that the AONB Unit planned to carry
out archaeology reviews soon before
planting trees. It was suggested that there may be grants
available from Cadw, and
the Officers were asked to share updates about the planting with the Gwynedd Archaeology representative so that she
could contribute.
The members enquired further about the areas of tree planting, and the scale of planting. It was noted that they
intended to look further at the sites within lands that
were owned by Cyngor
Gwynedd, but the Ysgol Botwnnog site
looked very promising. They did not intend to plant on all the sites. It was confirmed that grants could
be provided to caravan site owners to plant trees through the Sustainable Development Fund. It
was hoped to be able to consider projects similar to this in the next financial
year.
A member asked whether it would be possible to receive a summary or list of capital projects over the last three years
to see what the projects were, in what area
and how much capital had been provided in order
to see the variety. This information was also requested about the Sustainable Development
Fund. The Llŷn AONB Projects
Officer would share the information.
Members gave thanks for all the work and noted that very positive
feedback had been received regarding the renewal of the Porth Ysgo steps. They also
thanked the AONB Officers for the work on
the centre at Llithfaen and noted
that everyone was looking forward to the centre opening. A member enquired about the hall in Llanbedrog, reporting that the condition of the hall
was poor and that the roof was weak. They asked if
assistance was available as
the hall required some expenditure. It was confirmed that the AONB Officers would discuss further with the member outside of this meeting.
DECISION
To accept the report
and note the observations received.
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