Statement Date 29/12/21
The community council has engaged
a lawyer to apply to register the land that it currently rents to members of
the local Llanwinio community.
The reasons why it is doing this
are as follows:
1) The community council has been renting the
now enclosed land to the local community continuously for over 50 years and
further back to the early 1900’s.
2) The rents gathered have been used for the
greater community benefit (this has included supporting the local school before
it closed, purchasing Llanwinio Hall, Blaenwaun playing fields, repairing
Llanwinio Church, and supporting charities that benefit the community). It was
agreed that this was an essential continued source of income for the ongoing benefit
of the greater Llanwinio community.
3) There is some concern that someone outside
of the community could try and claim some form of ownership which means it
would be lost to the community.
4) It would secure the land for the ongoing use
and benefit of the community. Members of the community could apply to make use
of the land to meet any community needs where there is a long-term plan.
5) It is
not currently registered as a common
As some members of the community
believe that it is incorrectly not registered as a Common the Land Registry
will be informed of this.