Decision details

Petition wording:

We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to list or otherwise protect buildings of note on the former Mid Wales Hospital site. Unlisted but in the Conservation Area they are an invaluable part of the architectural and social heritage of Talgarth.

Lead petitioner:

John Tushingham

Number of signatures:

206

The Chair declared an interest in the subject as the local councillor for Talgarth.

The Committee agreed to:

Write again to Cadw to suggest that it put temporary measures in place to protect such buildings until the Heritage Bill is passed;

Write to the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage to request that temporary protection measures are put in place until the Heritage Bill is passed;

Write to Brecon Beacons National Park Authority emphasising that the site is in a conservation area and to ask that any accepted planning application protects buildings of note in the conservation area.