powers-responsibilities | Llantwit Major Town Council

Council Responsibilities

Facilities Provided

The Llantwit Major Town Council wishes to advise members of the community of the various facilities provided and properties owned by the Town Council.

Recreation Ground

Boverton Road, Llantwit Major – 9.63 Acres

Two Play Areas
Three Rugby Pitches
Open Space with seat and trees
Tennis Courts
One Bowling Green
Two Pavilions

Seaview Park

Colhugh Street, Llantwit Major – 4.64 Acres

Open Space

Lorna Hughes Park – 0.78 Acre

Open Space landscaped to provide a small park

Stradling Park

Off Stradling Place, Llantwit Major

Open Space to be developed into a community garden / park area

Cenotaph and Steps

Church Street, Llantwit Major

Base of War Memorials Grade II Listed

West Street Pool

West End Town, Llantwit Major

Ornamental Pond

Allotments

Llanmaes Road, Llantwit Major – 2.5 Acres

Currently 63 allotment Plots

Cemetery

Boverton Road, Llantwit Major -12.64 Acres

(Stillbirth and Children’s Memorial Garden
with Burial Space)

Old School

Wine Street, Llantwit Major Community Building

Grade II Listed Building
Classrooms available for hire for community and recreational purposes
Permanent facilities provided:
Council Chamber, Welsh Scout Council,Nursery/Playgroup

Llantonian Hall (Old Pensioners Centre)

Off Boverton Road, Llantwit Major

- Available for hire for community and recreational purposes.
- Public Entertainment Licence in Operation.

Town Hall

Church Street, Llantwit Major – Grade II Listed Building

- Main Hall and rooms available for hire for community and
  recreational purposes.
- Public Entertainment Licence in Operation: 150-dancing/close seating, 75 with tables and chairs.
- Heritage Centre open to members of the public to view photographs and local history information, as provided by the local History Society.

Council Powers

List of Legal Powers

The List below is an indicative list of powers and activities, applicable to community and town councils, to help you
appreciate the wide range of activities covered by the Acts of parliament. It is a useful reference when you need to know if the Council can act.

Allotments

Powers and duties

Powers to provide allotments.
Duty to provide allotment gardens if demand unsatisfied.

Statutory provisions

Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908, ss.23, 26 and 42

Baths and wash houses

Powers and duties

Power to provide public baths and washhouses

Statutory provisions

Public Health Act 1936, ss.221, 222, 223 and 227

Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria

Powers and duties

Power to acquire and maintain
Power to provide
Power to agree to maintain monuments and memorials

Statutory provisions

Open Spaces Act 1906, ss.9 and 10; Local Government Act 1972, s. 214; Parish Councils and Burials Authorities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970, s.1
Power to contribute towards expenses of cemeteries Local Government Act 1972, s.214(6)

Bus shelters

Powers and duties

Power to provide and maintain shelters

Statutory provisions

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953, s.4

Bye-laws

Powers and duties

Power to make byelaws in regard to pleasure grounds
Cycle parks baths and wash houses
Open spaces and burial grounds
Mortuaries and post-mortem rooms

Statutory provisions

Public Health Act 1875, s.164, Road Traffic Regulation, Public Health Act 1936, s.223, Open Spaces Act 1906, s.15, Public Health Act 1936, s.198

Charities

Powers and duties

Duty to receive accounts of parochial charities

Statutory provisions

Charities Act 1960, s.32

Clocks

Powers and duties

Power to provide public clocks

Statutory provisions

Parish Councils Act 1957, s.2

Closed churchyards

Powers and duties

Power as to maintenance

Statutory provisions

Local Government Act 1972, s.215

Commons and common pastures

Powers and duties

Powers in relation to enclosure, as to regulation and management, and as to providing common pasture
Enclosure Act 1845; Local Government Act 1894, s.8(4): Smallholdings and Allotments Act 1908, s.34