St Nicholas and Bonvilston explained

St Nicholas with Bonvilston Community Council
House Type:Community Council
Leader1 Type:Chair
Leader1:Ian Perry
Members:10
Meeting Place:Online

St Nicholas and Bonvilston is a community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Formed in 1982, it includes the villages of St Nicholas, Bonvilston, and four properties in Dyffryn.

In August 2020, St Nicholas had 294 dwellings and 451 electors. Bonvilston had 296 dwellings and 346 electors.[1] The population in 2011 was 809.[2]

Representation

County Council

In 2022 the community became part of a new county electoral ward, St Nicholas and Llancarfan, which elects one county councillor to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.[3]

Community Council

St Nicholas with Bonvilston Community Council has ten members. Six members representing the St Nicholas Community Ward, and four members representing the Bonvilston Community Ward. Elections are held every five years, although these have been uncontested for many years.

The first Chair of the Community Council was Roy Burston, who held the position for 18 of the first 35 years of the council.

The Community Council charges a precept to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. In the year 2019-20 this was £9,095.[4]

Issues

The Community Council is opposed to the Vale of Glamorgan Council's proposals to build new dwellings on the Village Green at Maes y ffynon, Bonvilston [5] [6]

The Community Council is opposing present plans to enlarge St Nicholas CIW School on the present site.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Vale of Glamorgan Council
  2. Web site: Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics.
  3. News: Vale of Glamorgan’s ward boundaries redrawn as council gets seven more councillors . Penarth Times . 13 February 2021 . 7 May 2022 .
  4. Web site: Vale of Glamorgan Budget News. 2019 . 20 December 2020.
  5. News: Independent inquiry to decide whether to protect site earmarked for social housing as village green.
  6. News: Village set to lose its 'beautiful' green as Vale council plans to build houses there.
  7. Web site: Community Council Website - Planning.