ACTION WHO term 1 Support the principle of economic development within the Town whilst resisting development which would results in its loss CTC 2 Work with the existing business community to create a mentoring scheme for start up/new businesses in their first three years CTC, PCC, Wales 12 Communicate details of initiatives to local businesses that enable them to offer additional employment opportunities. CTC, PCC, Wales term 4 Support the improvement of Telecommunications Infrastructure Encourage local businesses to work with Powys County Council and Business Wales for enterprise support opportunities and potential funding PCC, CTC, WG, Wales 5 Review employment need within the town and allocate additional land to meet the identified need PCC with from 2017 term 6 Investigate opportunities for supporting the development of Cwrt y Gollen as a high quality employment site CTC, PCC 2020
Encourage community projects to boost renewable energy consumption and energy saving in the town, and be aware of our carbon footprint as a community Promote cycle routes Support the exploration of community energy efficiency initiatives Manage and enhance access to the natural environment to support wellbeing Work with partners to support the improvement of public transport. Continue with tree and pollinator-friendly planting TERM AIM ACTION WHO WHEN Short term Env 1 Take action to address dog fouling Cross ref (C1) CTC, community group Within 12 months Env 2 Involve stakeholders in discussion of community energy efficiency actions and group purchasing of energy CTC, Llangattock Green Valleys group BBNPA development fund Env 3 Contact volunteers who had volunteered to litter-pick. CTC. Eco committee at High School. Volunteer bureau Env 4 Env 5 Explore Sustrans routes. Work with PCC to improve active travel Explore funding for a cycling feasibility study. Crickhowell to Abergavenny station CTC BBNPA PCC Community groups CTC –
Short term P1 Object to any planning application that does not provide one car parking space for every bedroom of newly developed houses or of extensions to existing houses.(up to three spaces) CTC, BBNPA Ongoing P2 Undertake an audit of the current car park use at different days of the week and times of the days over a period of several months. CTC, Civic Society, Volunteer Groups, Within 6 months P3 Powys County Council to introduce financially sustainable resident parking permits to interested residents PCC, Civic Society Within 6 months P4 Powys County Council to remove yellow lines from one side of Greenhill Way, and to add double yellow lines on both sides of Llanbedr Road from the A 40 up to behind Ty'r Berllan. CTC, PCC, Group Within 12 months term P5 Initiate a campaign and put pressure on the Welsh Government to increase the parking limit to at least 3 hours of free parking on the two laybys to the east of Crickhowell working group of CTC, Civic Society, local residents, business reps, local press Within 24 months
In addition, & West Housing Association own and manage the following social rented housing stock in Crickhowell: 12 x 1 bed flats 15 x 2 bed houses, 9 x 3 bed houses. Melin Homes own and manage a housing site at Gerdd y Mynydd which comprises affordable homes let to local people. PCC also estimate that a number of intermediate houses are needed, for people who need some assistance to pay their rent, or qualify for a shared ownership scheme. There is also an assumed need for low cost open market housing, which you might traditionally refer to as a starter home for people in employment but not earning enough to access the existing property market in Crickhowell. What you told us about housing At the stakeholder event it was very clear that housing was an issue for the town, specifically the issue of lack of affordable housing within Crickhowell. When we asked residents about Housing, 5% felt that Second Homes were an issue. 52.5% expressed a wish for 2 bedroom homes, particularly by those wishing to “downsize”. What does this mean for the future? will be a population growth in Crickhowell over the lifetime of this plan that requires the development of new dwellings. The community is keen to support the development of affordable housing, and housing to support those that need help with their housing needs, and to provide 2 bedroom homes for those wishing to downsize which will release the larger homes onto the property market. How are we going to address the issues? Support the delivery of at 30 affordable homes to meet the needs of Crickhowell community. When the new homes are allocated this would provide a more accurate picture of future affordable need, Define an empty homes strategy to turn empty properties into homes. Ensure that housing allocations are linked in proportion to the of houses needed. TERM ACTION BY BY WHEN