Welcome to Guilsfield Community Council
The Community Council is the first level of Local Government, with Councillors being volunteers from the Community Area – it gives residents from the locality the opportunity to have a say on matters affecting the Community Area.
The number of Members/Councillors is dependent on population size and Guilsfield Community Council has twelve Councillors. The Community Area includes the village of Guilsfield, the hamlet of Groes Llwyd and surrounding rural area.
The Community Area is divided into two wards:
Guilsfield Village – Represented by 8 Councillors
Guilsfield Rural – Represented by 4 Councillors
The Community Council is supported by the clerk, a part-time employee of the Community Council.
The Community Council is governed within a framework of rules or Standing Orders. You can find these in the top menu and download if you wish.
The Community Council is funded/financed by ‘precept payment’ from Powys County Council which is included in Powys CC Council Tax as ‘Guilsfield’.
What we deal with
Numerous matters are dealt with by the Community Council. A few examples are below.
Planning Applications
Giving the opportunity for Community opinions to be put to Powys County Council Planning Services during the Consultation period.
Highway Matters
Recommendations regarding improvements – site meetings with Powys CC gives an opportunity for local views to be put forward. Notification of areas requiring maintenance. Recommendations in respect of waste collections and monitoring of dog fouling. Reporting of street lighting failures.
Play Areas
Responsible for the management and maintenance of the three Play Areas: Park Road and Maes y Celyn, and the open space in The Square.
Latest updates
Below are the latest news and developments related to the Council.
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Tender Opportunity: Grass Cutting and Maintenance of the Children’s Play Areas in Guilsfield
The Burgesses’ Land Trust/Ymddiriedolaeth Tiroedd y Bwrdeisiaid Community Grants 2025
Love Your School
Council meetings
The Community Council meets monthly, except in August, unless deemed necessary. Meetings are held on Mondays to Thursdays during the 3rd or 4th week of the month. Dates for the forthcoming year are agreed at the Annual Meeting held in May. Meetings are held in the Committee room at the Community Centre and commence at 7:00 pm. Correspondence and Planning Applications are available for viewing 30 minutes before the commencement of the meeting.
Public attendance is welcome at all meetings. A Teams link is available for all meetings to enable remote access.
Useful Powys County Council Contacts.
- Benefits – 01597 827462 – montawards@powys.gov.uk
- Bins, rubbish and recycling – 01597 827465 – waste.awareness@powys.gov.uk
- Blue badge – 01597 827466
- Building controls – 01874 612290 – buildingcontrol@powys.gov.uk
- CYPP Training contact – 01597 827331 – cypptraining@powys.gov.uk
- Comments, Compliments and Complaints – 01597 827472 – complaints@powys.gov.uk
- Commercial services – 01597 826379 – commercialservices@powys.gov.uk
- Consultations – haveyoursay@powys.gov.uk
- Council housing repairs and service – 01597 827464 – powys-repairs@powys.gov.uk
- Council Tax – 01597 827463 – revenues@powys.gov.uk
- DBS – 01597 826814 / 01597 826886 – dbs@powys.gov.uk
- Elections – 01597 826202 – electoral.services@powys.gov.uk
- Emergency accommodation – 01597 827464
- Family information – 01874 612419 – fis@powys.gov.uk
- Garden waste – 01597 827465 – gardenwaste@powys.gov.uk
- Highways – 01597 827465 – tls.helpdesk@powys.gov.uk
- Housing – 01597 827464 – housing@powys.gov.uk
- Planning – 01597 827161 – planning.services@powys.gov.uk or planning.consultations@powys.gov.uk
- Registration services – 01597 827468 – registrars@powys.gov.uk
- Transport – 01597 827465 – tls.helpdesk@powys.gov.uk
- General enquiries – 01597 827460
- Please read the information about the £150 cost of living support scheme before contacting us about this. During office hours: Phone 01597 826000 (if you know the name of the person or department) Phone 01597 827460 (for general enquiries) In extreme circumstances, when our offices are closed Contact us out of hours
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