December 2005
The Community Council requested some months ago that Denbighshire County Council used its powers to get the area at the end of Glyndwr Terrace tidied up in order to improve amenity of the village and the historic Carchardy site. We have now heard that they have gone far beyond this and are issuing an enforcement order on one of the properties to have it DEMOLISHED! It should be remembered that it was the County Council that had the roof of the end property removed some years ago which has probably led to its progressive deterioration and the effect on surrounding areas.
This is happening at a time when the same council has identified a lack of affordable housing in rural communities such as this. There must be many amongst us who would welcome the idea of living in such a cottage if it could be restored, which surely it can. Certainly that should be the first move, not demolition, which will create even more of an eyesore and will obviously have a considerable effect on neighbouring properties.
This does not appear to be a very good example of the ‘joined up government’ that we are now supposed to benefit from!
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