Latest News October 20th 2008
Planning permision granted
With a generous donation from the Aberdyfi players and AAI we now have designed a scaled down scheme is complete. Many thanks to the Peter Saunders Trust for their generous donation of £1500 towards the design fees. A planning application was submitted during the summer and we have just been notified that it has been approved!
http://www.lcrwarchitects.co.uk/
Our quantity surveyor has prepared various cost pans separating out the key elements.Funding could be sort for individual parts or the whole scheme which is about £600k
We are now preparing applications to Big Lottery, The Rural Development Plan and various other bodies for funding
The planning application can be viewed online
Planning Application Ref: NP5/50/109C
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Other
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lease runs out in 2014 and we have ongoing negotiations with Gwynedd
Council to plan the future. Essentially there are two options:- 1) Take on a new lease 2) Purchase the freehold Each option would be
significantly different from the status quo. The considered opinion is that community ownership is probably the best option with the community Council acting as custodian trustee. This is yet to be agreed and confirmed. Gwynedd Council would prefer to sell the building. |
The Latest design 30/6/08
Decisions are being made,
Funding oportunities are being explored,
Meetings are scheduled.
The idea
The Neuadd Dyfi Community Annexe and sustainable heating system Statement of Justification
We have acknowledged that we need to present a significantly reduced scheme without losing the key elements. At the time of writing this is evolving, links to sketch layout and section are shown to the right.
In essence the community annexe is reduced to a large and very flexible space. This will be able to be divided into three smaller rooms with movable partitions. The area will be single story but foundations layout will be such that a second floor could be installed in the future
The doctors annexe is as planned before moved to the east
We would appreciate ideas and comments
The proposed elements are as follows in suggested order of priority. Should
funding not be available for whole scheme the lower number will take priority
| Element | Priority | Description |
| Community annexe | ||
| 1 | Large open plan room aprox 8 by 12 metres to include provision for dividers to make 3 rooms sprung maple floor small workshop/store/service area. Full width 2.4m corridor with connecting doors separating new build from old hall. | |
| 9 | two room Dividers allowing 3 smaller rooms | |
| Doctors surgery | 2 | as previously designed |
| Existing Stage area refurbishment | ||
| 4 | Purpose made handrail at front of stage that lifts up and drops down | |
| 8
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new stage floor | |
| 6 | New stage lighting grid + lighting, Aprox 900mm higher than existing | |
| 7 | Additional stage refurbishment | |
| Heating | ||
| 3 | Ground source heat pump installation | |
| 5 | New air system for existing hall | |
| 10 | Photovoltaic solar panels | |
| 11 | Rain water harvesting |
Left hand side of rear Neuadd Dyfi showing location of the proposed annexe. Shed to be demolished
Details of the original full scheme is presented at the bottom
Right hand side other outbuilding to be demolishedand rear lean to.
" Doctors Surgery
" New Heating System for Main hall
" Additional accommodation/facilities
" Acoustic treatment of the main hall
Why are we doing it?
" To continue improving our community hall by making it more versatile.
" To respond to the Health and Wellbeing strategy of both Gwynedd
Council and the Welsh Assembly by maintaining key facility of doctors
surgery in the village and providing a venue that encourages activities
and events that have positive lifestyle outcomes for our community.
" Respond to the climate change challenge by producing a carbon neutral
building that is pleasant to be in and cheap to run
" To generate extra income stream therefore make the halls operation
more sustainable (in 2014 we will be responsible for all maintenance)
What will it cost?
Feasibility study indicates £1.1million this includes all fees VAT
etc and future proofed for 2 years.
Can we raise this sort of money?
Initial research indicates it would be difficult
How can we reduce cost?
" Reduce the annexe footprint
" Build single storey
" Remove the "green" elements
" Don't bother with Acoustic element in existing hall
" Make sure as much as possible is VAT exempt
Who would fund it anyway?
We have received approval from Big lottery fund to apply which is a significant
hurdle.
Various European funds such as the Community Facilities and Activities
Programme are coming on stream.
What chances do we have anyway?
Who knows? We will never know if we don't try? The more support that comes
from the village the better our chances are. We need to demonstrate need
and positive outcomes. The more we align applications to national and
local strategies such as Health and Wellbeing, low carbon building programme
etc the better our chances are.
What is the way forward?
We cannot leave it mid stream as we have spent significant funds and should
seek a return. Grants have been given which are being monitored. We need
to fund further design by producing less ambitious options without losing
the key elements. Our own funds are limited and should be held in reserve.
The big lottery has a capital development programme that can be applied
for which a grant is given under the People and Places programme solely
to prepare the technical and design information that big lottery require
for projects with capital expenditure. This is I think our best next step.
The ND management Committee has embarked on the design and hopefully construction of improved facilities at the rear of the hall
So far we have attracted grants from
1. Galluogi Gwynedd Fund
2 Combined Churches
3. National Park community fund for heating system plan
4 Gwynedd Sustainability Grant for heating system design.
5Gwynedd Rural Fund
and our own resources.
The Gwynedd Council Regeneration officer has been incredibly helpful.
We have commisioned Lionel Curtis and Rory Wilson to come up with some ideas of what is possible. The plans have been drawn up and can be seen by clicking the links below.
Architects website is here LCRW
Click on image for larger version
Plan of ground floor of annexe
full scheme proposed Sept 07
Plan of the first floor of annexe
updated Sept 07
updated Sept 0707
This is an ambitious scheme and with all costs Vat fees etc came out at over £1million. So an challenging target has been set.See the costs plan
If you wish to have more details of where the email me at mail@neuadddyfi.co.uk
About £10k has been spent on the production of the feasibility study and full design for the building of a community annexe at the rear of the Neuadd Dyfi to incorporate:-
" a doctors surgery (linked to larger surgery in Tywyn 4 miles
away one doctor 5 mornings a week),
" police community post,
" Multi function rooms for meetings, exhibition and changing and
workshop and storage space.
" The installation an environmentally sustainable heating and power
system for the whole hall with the ambition of being carbon neutral.
The Neuadd Dyfi is an existing well used community hall which was partially redeveloped six years ago. The site is close to the primary school, post office, housing association homes.
The Annexe has been designed to make best use of the land to the rear
of the hall. The existing buildings namely the old mortuary, shed and
the lean-to will demolished.
The funding was for
" Architects,
" Structural engineer
" Heating and ventilation designer
" Acoustic engineer
" Quantity Surveyor
The above plans were updated after extensive consultation with users, community groups and others