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'Residents parking' is an option for any residential areas where non-residents take space, displacing the residents making it harder for them to be able to park near to their properties. Resident parking schemes do have their disadvantages too and hence why only Hay on Wye and Newtown currently have residents parking zones. If there is sufficient support from the residents of Dyffryn Road, then this is something we could look at.

Information on residents parking and the Council’s policy can be seen at https://en.powys.gov.uk/media/4111/Powys-County-Council---On-Street-Residents-Parking-Policy-May-2017/pdf/Powys_County_Council_-_On_Street_Residents_Parking_Policy_May_20171.pdf?m=1618930947523.

Regarding annual/seasonal permits, these can be purchased online and provides a substantial discount for regular car park users when compared to the daily charge. 

Proposals at the moment are for a phasing out of fossil fuel-based heating systems in new builds by 2025, so any new house built after this point will need to use a non-fossil fuel heating solution. 

Homes in England and Wales are eligible for the UK Government’s boiler upgrade scheme.

Grants are available for:

• £5,000 towards an air source heat pump
• £6,000 towards a ground source heat pump (including water source heat pumps and those on shared ground loops)
• £5,000 towards a biomass boiler

You can find more information regarding this here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme

The Energy Company Obligation Scheme may also be of interest to those receiving one of several benefits: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-and-social-schemes/energy-company-obligation-eco/homeowners-and-tenants

Warm Wales has details on some more detail on ECO schemes within Powys: https://www.warmwales.org.uk/powys-energy-saving-scheme-2/

Powys County Council will continue to work with its regional partners and the Welsh Government on the transition to non-fossil fuel heating systems in Wales.

The paved section of Llandrindod Wells High Street is only wide enough for parking on one side of the carriageway, with parking bays marked along one side. The parking restrictions are in situ on the other side of the carriageway to prevent parking that will obstruct and block the free flow of traffic. 

Restrictions are not required on the one-way section of Spa Road, Llandrindod Wells, as there is sufficient carriageway width to allow parking on both sides.

The proposals put forward by Freedom Leisure to Powys before Christmas, were measures to help reduce an in year deficit position, caused by a significant increase to energy prices which has had, and is still having a detrimental effect on leisure centres throughout the UK - with some already closed for a short, or extended period of time. 

Any decision to temporarily close a facility is not taken lightly and the impact to users is acknowledged and minimalised where possible. These proposals however, were in response to an immediate issue that had to be addressed at the time. Temporary closures of facilities do not require specific consultation. 

A review of leisure provision in Powys is due to be undertaken during 2023 with consultation and engagement of users and stakeholders as part of the process and will take account of the points you have raised.

Information regarding bus pass applications can be found via our website - https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/7792/Apply-for-a-bus-pass

There are a number of different avenues which the Local Authority would explore when a child/young person is assessed to have the need for short break care. This can include options such as short break foster care or a residential short break. When this is required, the Children Services practitioner will explore the options available in the area which best meets the assessed need of the child/young person. An example of a short break provision in which the Local Authority utilise in the north of the county is Dal-dy-Dir.

The affected lights are owned by the Trunk Road Agency and the system that is used for controlling them became faulty. 

This has since been resolved and all lights are working correctly.

The Council does not determine the salaries and allowances paid to Councillors and co-opted members. They are determined by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (IRPW) which makes an annual report with determinations on these matters. Whatever the IRPW recommends is the rate the Council is required to pay Councillors and Co-Opted Members for that financial year.

The 2022-23 Annual Report of the IRPW is available on its website as follows:

Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales: annual report 2022 to 2023 | GOV.WALES

The individual salaries paid to Councillors and Co-Opted Members is available in the Members’ Schedule of Remuneration on the Council’s website and is published annually as follows: 

View councillors allowances and expenses - Powys County Council

Powys County Council as a Local Planning Authority has a statutory duty to determine all planning applications that it receives including those for intensive livestock units in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. As part of the determination process, the Authority consults Natural Resources Wales on relevant applications and follows its advice in relation to phosphorus sensitive river Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) available via: https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/12563/Phosphate-Guidance

A consultation exercise will be undertaken in 2023, where a summary of all the relevant information will be provided.

The full review of leisure centres in Powys will take account of the points you have raised with requests for users and communities to contribute to the consultation process.