St Nicholas and Bonvilston

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| country = Wales

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Map of the community
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Logo of the community council

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Ian Perry (chair)

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St Nicholas and Bonvilston is a community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Formed in 1982, it includes the villages of St Nicholas, Bonvilston, and four properties in Dyffryn.

In August 2020, St Nicholas had 294 dwellings and 451 electors. Bonvilston had 296 dwellings and 346 electors.Vale of Glamorgan Council The population in 2011 was 809.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000672|title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics}}

Representation

=County Council=

In 2022 the community became part of a new county electoral ward, St Nicholas and Llancarfan, which elects one county councillor to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.{{cite news|url=https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/19086262.vale-glamorgans-ward-boundaries-redrawn-council-gets-seven-councillors/ |title=Vale of Glamorgan’s ward boundaries redrawn as council gets seven more councillors |work=Penarth Times |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=7 May 2022 }}

=Community Council=

St Nicholas with Bonvilston Community Council has ten members. Six members representing the St Nicholas Community Ward, and four members representing the Bonvilston Community Ward. Elections are held every five years, although these have been uncontested for many years.

The first Chair of the Community Council was Roy Burston, who held the position for 18 of the first 35 years of the council.

The Community Council charges a precept to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. In the year 2019-20 this was £9,095.{{cite web|url=https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/Documents/Our%20Council/Council%20Tax%20&%20Benefits/Budget-News-2019-E.pdf|title=Vale of Glamorgan Budget News|date=2019 |accessdate=20 December 2020}}

==Issues==

The Community Council is opposed to the Vale of Glamorgan Council's proposals to build new dwellings on the Village Green at Maes y ffynon, Bonvilston {{cite news|title=Independent inquiry to decide whether to protect site earmarked for social housing as village green|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/bonvilston-village-green-vale-glamorgan-18717778}}{{cite news|title=Village set to lose its 'beautiful' green as Vale council plans to build houses there|url=https://broradio.fm/local-news/village-set-to-lose-its-beautiful-green-as-vale-council-plans-to-build-houses-there/}}

The Community Council is opposing present plans to enlarge St Nicholas CIW School on the present site.{{cite web|title=Community Council Website - Planning|url=https://www.stnicholasbonvilston-cc.wales/planning.html}}

References

External links

[https://stnicholasvillage.weebly.com/ St Nicholas Village Website]
[http://StNicholasBonvilston-cc.Wales Community Council Website]
[https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/files/Living/Planning/Policy/County_Treasures/St_Nicholas_Bonvilston.pdf Vale of Glamorgan County Treasures: St Nicholas and Bonvilston] (2007)

Category:Communities in the Vale of Glamorgan