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The Communities Scrutiny Committee will consider five items on 1 October 2026. These cover the annual report on the Council's climate and nature plan, the replacement of road markings, arrangements for emergency road closures, the committee's work programme and who will attend performance challenge meetings. No minutes have been published yet, so this summary sets out what the reports propose, not what was decided.
It also accepted three reports, including one on an Article 4 Direction, a planning rule that required permission for some changes of use of homes and that the High Court has since quashed. It recommended that the Cabinet Member gives detailed thought to 'material change of use' and seeks external legal advice before any next steps.
The Committee considered three reports: an annual update from the Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnership, a review of waste collection and recycling, and a report on footpaths. It agreed to accept the community safety and footpaths reports, and asked the Partnership for more information and data. On recycling, it agreed to recommend that the Cabinet Member for the Environment consider more recycling training and campaigns, and consider penalties for failing to recycle properly.
The committee scrutinised a request from a member of the public about funding under the Climate and Nature Emergency Plan. It also reviewed the Plan's revised version, looked at active travel routes and heard a progress report from the Gwynedd and Anglesey Public Services Board. The committee adopted a revised work programme for 2025/26.
The Committee considered performance reports from the Highways, Engineering and YGC Department and the Environment Department, and accepted both, noting the points raised in discussion. It also adopted an amended work programme that moves the review of the Climate and Nature Emergency Plan to 22 January 2026, so it can be scrutinised alongside funding issues raised by a member of the public.
The Communities Scrutiny Committee met on 18 September 2025 to scrutinise the Council's Climate and Nature Emergency Plan annual report and its gritting and salt bin arrangements. Members accepted both reports, and the Committee recommended that the Cabinet Member for the Environment revisit the 2030 net zero target. The Committee also adopted its work programme for 2025/26.
It also received two performance reports from cabinet members, one on the Environment Department and one on the Highways, Engineering and YGC Department. It accepted both reports, noting the members' comments.
On 20 March 2025 the Communities Scrutiny Committee considered public electric vehicle charging points, public toilets and grass cutting on county road verges. For charging points, it accepted the report and recommended at least two charging points at every site. For toilets and verges, it accepted the reports, and it supported extending a cut-and-collect grass trial to Arfon.
The Communities Scrutiny Committee met on 23 January 2025. It elected a Vice-Chair, adopted a revised work programme, and nominated two members to a performance challenge meeting. It also considered annual reports on community safety, climate and nature, and the Public Services Board, and asked for more information in future reports.
The Committee scrutinised how the planning system deals with the impact of developments on Welsh-speaking communities, focusing on language statements and the role of the Language Unit. Members asked the Welsh Government to review national planning guidance and asked for better training on linguistic impact. The Committee also set its forward programme for January and March 2025.
The Communities Scrutiny Committee considered four items: parking fees, public transport, waste and recycling, and dog control. On parking fees, it resolved to recommend that the Cabinet consider inflation-linked fee rises and leave short-stay enforcement hours unchanged. It accepted the other three reports and noted the comments made.
The Communities Scrutiny Committee, which examines the Council's work on behalf of residents, elected its Chair and Vice-chair. It recommended that the Cabinet confirm the Article 4 Direction, a planning rule that would require planning permission to change a home to holiday use. It also noted an update on ash dieback disease and adopted its work programme for 2024/25.
The Committee considered reports on the Gwynedd and Anglesey Public Services Board's delivery arrangements, the Highways Maintenance Manual and the Streetscene Service. It also confirmed that the Article 4 Direction public consultation and Ash Dieback Disease will be scrutinised on 16 May 2024. It accepted all three reports, asked for more written detail on the Board's arrangements, and recommended that councillors be told when reported highway problems are fixed.
The committee received an annual update from the Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnership and supported its priorities and future direction. It accepted a draft Local Flood Strategy, recommending two changes, and accepted a report on grass cutting and verge maintenance on county roads. It also adopted an amended work programme and agreed how items for May 2024 would be chosen.
The committee considered the annual report for 2022/23 on the Climate and Nature Emergency Plan and a draft Local Flood Strategy, and adopted an amended work programme for 2023/24. Members' observations on the annual report will go to Cabinet on 19 December, and the committee agreed two recommendations on the flood strategy. It also agreed to scrutinise the full flood strategy at its meeting on 22 February 2024, after public consultation.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.