Decisions
Use the below search options at the bottom of the page to find information regarding recent decisions that have been taken by the council’s decision making bodies.
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06/12/2018 - Neath Port Talbot Homelessness Strategy 2018-22 ref: 1888 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 06/12/2018 - Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Board
Decision published: 07/12/2018
Effective from: 12/12/2018
Decision:
1.
That approval be granted for the Neath Port Talbot Homelessness Strategy
2018-22 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the circulated report.
2.
That approval be granted for the report of the Homelessness Review 2018
as detailed in Appendix 2 to the circulated report.
05/12/2018 - Members Community Fund Application - Community Transport Initiative serving the Wards of Gwaun Cae Gurwen and Lower Brynamman ref: 1875 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
Decision:
That
approval be granted under the Member’s Community fund, to provide financial
support of £10,000, towards a community transport initiative serving the Wards
of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman.
05/12/2018 - Members Community Fund Application - Pontardawe Heritage and Visitor Centre ref: 1874 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
Decision:
That
approval be granted under the Member’s Community fund, to provide financial
support of £971, to establish a ‘family-friendly’ area in the courtyard of
Pontardawe Heritage and Visitor Centre.
05/12/2018 - Members Community Fund Application - Margam Community Centre, Defibrillator ref: 1873 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
Decision:
That
approval be granted under the Member’s Community fund, to provide financial
support of £1,100, for the supply and installation of a defibrillator in Margam
Community Centre, Bertha Road Margam.
05/12/2018 - Members Community Fund Application - Phase 2 Redevelopment of Cwmgwrach Welfare Park ref: 1872 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 05/12/2018
Decision:
That
approval be granted under the Member’s Community fund, to provide financial
support of £5,000, towards Phase 2 of the redevelopment of Cwmgwrach Welfare
Park, Blaengwrach.
05/12/2018 - Provision of Loan Funding to Celtic Leisure Limited ref: 1871 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
Decision:
1.
That a loan in the sum of £250,000 to Celtic Leisure Limited, be
approved;
2.
That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Finance, in
consultation with the Head of Legal Service, to enter into a loan agreement
detailing the arrangements between the Council and Celtic Leisure Limited.
05/12/2018 - Write Off of Council Tax ref: 1877 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet (Finance) Sub Committee
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet (Finance) Sub Committee
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
Wards affected: Briton Ferry East; Coedffranc Central; Cymer; Dyffryn; Neath East; Neath North; Rhos; Seven Sisters; Ystalyfera;
05/12/2018 - Miscellaneous Grant Fund Application ref: 1876 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet (Finance) Sub Committee
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet (Finance) Sub Committee
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
Decision:
That
approval be granted for grant assistance to South Wales Miners’ Museum, towards
the annual rent for lease of land and buildings comprising South Wales Miners
Museum in the sum of £500.
That
approval be granted for grant assistance to Vernon Place Community Hub, Briton
Ferry, towards annual rent for the former Llansawel
Primary School, new trustee group established within the community in the sum
of £7,522.
That
grant assistance for Bibles for children, be refused.
05/12/2018 - Sundry Debtors Write Offs ref: 1878 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet (Finance) Sub Committee
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet (Finance) Sub Committee
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
05/12/2018 - Smart and Connected - A Revised Digital Strategy ref: 1869 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 05/12/2018 - Cabinet
Decision published: 05/12/2018
Effective from: 11/12/2018
Decision:
1.
That
the view of the Scrutiny Committee in relation to the Welsh Language, be noted;
2. That the revised
Strategy - Smart and Connected, set out in Appendix 1 of the circulated report,
be approved and commended to Council for adoption;
3. That the
Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer be authorised to take the
steps necessary within approved budget guidelines, to develop and implement a
delivery programme to realise the objectives set out in the Strategy.
30/11/2018 - Urgency Action 1282 - Replacement Community Services Transport Vehicles (Exempt under Paragraph 14) ref: 1860 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 30/11/2018 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 30/11/2018
30/11/2018 - Quarter 2 Performance Monitoring ref: 1854 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 30/11/2018 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 30/11/2018
Decision:
That
the monitoring report be noted.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
30/11/2018 - Highway Maintenance - New Code of Practice ref: 1855 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 30/11/2018 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 30/11/2018
Decision:
That
the current Highway Maintenance Plan continues to be used until the County
Surveyors Society Wales (CSSW) development of a nationally consistent response
to the code across Welsh Local Authorities is completed, and a further report
brought back to this Cabinet Board.
30/11/2018 - Traffic Order: Salem Road, Cwmavon ref: 1856 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 30/11/2018 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 30/11/2018
Decision:
That
the objections be over ruled, the Prohibition of Waiting at Any Time Order at
the B4286 Salem Road, Cwmavon be implemented as previously
advertised and the objectors informed accordingly.
Wards affected: Bryn and Cwmavon;
30/11/2018 - Traffic Order - Merthyr Road, Glynneath ref: 1858 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 30/11/2018 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 30/11/2018
Decision:
That the Legal Orders for No Waiting, No Loading or
Unloading at Any Time Traffic Regulation Order at Merthyr Road, Glynneath, be advertised, and should no objections be
received, the Orders be implemented.
Wards affected: Glynneath;
30/11/2018 - Traffic Orders - Kingdon Owen Road, Neath ref: 1857 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 30/11/2018 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 30/11/2018
Decision:
That
the objections be over ruled, the One Way Order and No Entry Order at Kingdon Owen Road, Neath, be implemented as previously
advertised and the objectors informed accordingly.
Wards affected: Neath South;
30/11/2018 - List of Approved Contractors ref: 1859 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 30/11/2018 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 30/11/2018
Decision:
That
the following firms be included in the approved list of contractors in the
categories below:-
FIRM CATEGORY
CCTV
Access Control Ltd 3, 47, 48.
Protectorcomms Ltd 47,48,49,50,61,68,111 (Access Control)
29/11/2018 - Expansion of the Childcare Offer in Neath Port Talbot ref: 1867 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 05/12/2018
Decision:
That
approval be granted for the Childcare Offer to be phased out through the listed
wards shown in Appendix 1 to the circulated report.
29/11/2018 - Tir Morfa Childcare Tender Extension ref: 1868 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 05/12/2018
29/11/2018 - Co-Location of Health Visitors Employed by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board at Abbey Primary School's Longford Site ref: 1866 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 05/12/2018
Decision:
1.
That in principle the Abbey Primary School, Longford, Neath Abbey Governing
Body’s decision to allow Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board to utlise
an available room at the Longford site as a permanent office base for use by
three Health Visitors be approved;
2.
That approval be granted for an initial 2 years tenancy on terms and
conditions to be agreed by the Head of Property and Regeneration to include a
right allowing either party to terminate on 3 months advance written notice.
29/11/2018 - Pontardawe Arts Centre Business Plan and Cinema Development ref: 1865 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 05/12/2018
Decision:
1.
That the Pontardawe Arts Centre Business Plan as attached to the circulated
report be approved;
2.
That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Transformation to commence
a procurement exercise in partnership with the Arts Council for Wales, to
engage a business consultant at a cost of circa £12,500 and for authority to be
granted to enter into any contractual
arrangements associated with this arrangement;
3.
That the rate of progress towards a zero subsidy be guided by the
analysis of the business consultant.
29/11/2018 - Admission To Community Schools - 2020/2021 ref: 1864 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 05/12/2018
Decision:
That
approval be granted to consult on the 2020/2021 Community Schools Admission
Policy.
29/11/2018 - Appointment and Removal of LA Governor Representatives ref: 1862 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
Decisions:
That,
in line with the approved policy, the following changes be approved to the
Local Authority Governor Representatives as detailed in the circulated report.
Awel Y Mor Primary School
Re-appoint
Cllr.M.Crowley w.e.f. 1
January, 2019
Catwg Primary School
Appoint
G.Murphy with immediate effect
Coedffranc Primary School
Re-appoint
Cllr.A.Davies and Re-appoint S.James
w.e.f. 1 January 2019
Cwmafan Primary School
Re-appoint
A.Curtis w.e.f. 1 February,
2019
Dwr Y Felin Comprehensive School
Remove
H.Bebell
Llangiwg Primary School
Appoint
M.Naughton with immediate effect
Maesmarchog Primary School
Re-appoint
W.Hopkins w.e.f. 1 January,
2018
Sandfields Primary School
Appoint
S.Amos with immediate effect
The Federated Schools of
UAV
Appoint
Cllr.J.Jones with immediate effect
Tywyn Primary School
Re-appoint
Cllr.M.Crowley w.e.f. 1
January, 2019
YGG Castell-Nedd
Re-appoint
R.Williams w.e.f. 1
January, 2019
YGG Rhosafan
Re-appoint
A.Phillips w.e.f. 1
January, 2019
Ysgol Hendrefelin
Re-appoint
R.Blank 1
February, 2019
That
the consideration of appointment of Local Authority Representatives to the
following schools, be deferred:
Catwg Primary School
(1
Vacancy)
Coedffranc Primary School
(1
Vacancy)
Llangatwg Community School
(1
Vacancy)
Rhos Primary School
(1
Vacancy)
Tonnau Primary School
(1
Vacancy)
Waunceirch Primary School
(2
Vacancies)
YGG Cwnllynfell
(2
Vacancies)
Ysgol Bae Baglan
(2
Vacancies)
Ysgol Hendrefelin
(1
Vacancy)
29/11/2018 - Declarations of Interest ref: 1863 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
That
the following Members made declarations of interest at the commencement of the
meeting:-
Councillor A.R.Lockyer In
relation to YGG Castell-Nedd, as his son is the Head
of Music at the school and confirmed his dispensation to both speak and both
thereon.
Councillor P.A.Rees In
relation to YGG Castell-Nedd, as he is a relative of
a governor at the school and withdrew during the discussion and voting thereon.
29/11/2018 - Appointment of Chairperson ref: 1861 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet Board
Decision published: 30/11/2018
Effective from: 29/11/2018
Decision:
That
Councillor A.R.Lockyer be appointed Chair for the
meeting.