Issue - meetings

To submit a report by the Head of Regulation and Economic Development.

It was resolved to agree that the Isle of Anglesey County Council be a signatory of the King Edward Castles and Town Walls World Heritage Site Management and Action Plan 2018 to 2028 in relation to Beaumaris Castle.

The report of the Head of Regulation and Economic Development seeking the Executive’s approval for the Authority in its capacity as one of the main partners, to be a signatory of the King Edward Castles and Town Walls World Heritage Site Management and Action Plan 2018-2028 was presented.

The Portfolio Member for Major Projects and Economic Development reported that the Plan as presented updates the Management Plan adopted by the Council in November, 2004. There are no new or additional expectations on the Council from the formation of the Management Plan. Beaumaris Castle is a world heritage and cultural site of significant value. CADW has prepared a new draft of the management plan and action plan which covers the period from 2018 to 2028 and which brings together all the responsible parties thereby enabling a co-ordinated response to site management. The objectives of the management plan coincide with several aspects of the Council’s work in relation to managing the site around Beaumaris Castle principally in relation to planning, tourism and regeneration but also with some specific aspects pertaining to highways, education and heritage. The Council’s Officers have confirmed that the vast majority of the activities associated with the management plan are part of the duties the Authority undertakes as statutory within the existing local planning authority and they will not involve any new financial commitments by the Authority. Bearing in mind the importance of Beaumaris Castle as a cultural and tourist focal point and the resulting economic benefits it brings to the area, he proposed the report to the Executive.

It was resolved to agree that the Isle of Anglesey County Council be a signatory of the King Edward Castles and Town Walls World Heritage Site Management and Action Plan 2018 to 2028 in relation to Beaumaris Castle.