Cardiff Council is inviting people to take part in a review of existing community arrangements across the city.
A series of draft proposals have been published and have now gone out to public consultation.
These include community name changes and alterations to existing boundaries.
Name changes have been proposed where it is believed that the change will improve recognition and the identity of the community.
Boundary changes have been proposed where either a community has expanded beyond its current boundary and to allow natural barriers – such as main roads, rivers and railway lines – to help define community boundaries.
Cardiff Council’s Interim Head of Paid Service, Christine Salter said: “Under statutory requirements, Cardiff Council is conducting this community review to consider what changes, if any, are needed to existing community arrangements across the whole of the city.
“The Council is undertaking a consultation process on these draft proposals and giving people the opportunity to comment by October 31st after which all submissions will be reviewed and the final proposals made.”
As part of the review the following new communities within the following areas are being proposed:
- Cardiff Bay: Relocate the part of the communities of Butetown and Grangetown that are located predominantly south of the A4232 from the River Ely to the Heliport.
- Danescourt: Relocate the part of the community of Llandaff that is north west of the railway line.
- Leckwith: Relocate the part of the communities of Grangetown and Canton that are located west of the main railway line and the Penarth/Barry railway line.
- Llanedeyrn: Relocate the part of the community of Pentwyn that is south of Parc Coed-y-Nant.
- Michaelston-super-Ely: Relocate the part of the communities of Ely and St Fagans that are located south of the Cardiff mainline railway within the current community of St Fagans and the area West of Michaelston Road within the current community of Ely.
- Pontcanna: Relocate the part of the community of Riverside that is North of Cowbridge Road East.
- Thornhill: Relocate the part of the community of Llanishen that is North of the Linear Park.
- Tremorfa: Relocate the part of the community of Splott bounded by the River Rhymney, the South Wales main railway line, the Splott branch railway line and the current Splott boundaries.
- Ty-Gwyn: Relocate the part of the community of Penylan that is North of the A48 dual carriageway to a new community.
The following community name changes are also proposed
- Change the name Gabalfa to Gabalfa and Mynachdy.
- Change the name of Rhiwbina to Rhiwbina with Pantmawr.
The majority of boundary changes affect a small number of properties which have all been individually contacted. The remaining boundary changes are:
- St Fagans to Ely: Move all properties around Marguerites Way and its adjoining cul-de-sacs from St Fagans to the Ely community.
- Llanishen to Lisvane: Move properties between the Rhymney Valley railway line and the reservoir to the community of Lisvane. Options exist regarding which community the reservoirs should be located within.
- Llanishen to Cyncoed: Move properties between the Rhymney Valley railway line and the reservoir to the community of Cyncoed. Options exist regarding which community the reservoirs should be located within.
The complete set of draft proposals can be viewed either online at www.cardiff.gov.uk/communityreview or at Council libraries, County Hall and City Hall.
Comments on these and all other proposals need to be received by October 31 after which the Council will consider all the submissions made before drawing up a final set of proposals. Responses can either be emailed to [email protected] or posted to Electoral Services, Cardiff County Council, Room 206, County Hall, Cardiff, CF10 4UH
