Cyngor Gwynedd Full Council Questions - 14th May, 2026.

Paul Rowlinson, Gwynedd's cabinet member for Housing, spoke in favour of social housing at a full council meeting held on the 14th May, 2026.

Rowlinson was answering a question from councillor, Rhys Tudur, who sits on the planning committee which has opposed social housing applications. The planning committee is also responsible for decisions that have been lost on appeal costing the public purse thousands of pounds.

Gwynedd has a housing crisis with 4,107 individuals currently on the housing register. 
                   
Article 4 
Councillor Gruffydd Williams, who also sits on the planning committee, asked the next question - 
...Therefore, is the Council finally going to apologise to the campaigners for article 4, patriots, linguists and taxpayers, following the fact that it is now clear that a shortcoming in the key paperwork caused Article 4 to be quashed and that a sum of money of over half a million has been wasted?

Craig ab Iago, the cabinet member for the Enviroment, did not apologise.

Value for money..?
Cyngor Gwynedd made the decision to implement Article 4 after seeking external advice.
Who were the external advisors?
Will the council sue them to recoup the £500,000 this has cost the public purse?

Councillors also discussed the -
CYNGOR GWYNEDD PLAN 2023-28 - 2026/27 REVIEW
ADOPTION OF NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR GWYNEDD 
VISITOR LEVY
ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL'S POLITICAL BALANCE
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE - INTERVIEW PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS

There were two Notice of Motion's.

The agenda pack for the meeting can be found here -
https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=130&MId=5543

The webcast of the entire meeting can be viewed here -
https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1091056 

This was yet another meeting that Dafydd Gibbard, the CEO of cyngor Gwynedd, could have updated councillors and the public re the calls for a public inquiry into Neil Foden - and the council processes that failed the children.
He did not...

Something is very wrong within Gwynedd council... 

 

 

 

 

Councillor Speaks Against Social Housing In Chwilog Because 'I.E Migrants'...

The planning committee of cyngor Gwynedd met on Monday, 27th April 2026.
Applications included -

C25/0403/09/CR Corbett Arms Hotel Corbett Square, Tywyn, Gwynedd, LL36 9DG

Part demolition of the listed building was passed by the committee despite objections from historical groups. There was also confusion in the department's report with comments from the community council being wrongly attributed to a different council.
A question to the cost of the scaffolding could not be answered by officers.

The report can be found in the agenda pack for the meeting -
 https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//documents/g5483/Public%20reports%20pack%2027th-Apr-2026%2013.00%20Planning%20Committee.pdf?T=10

 

C25/0710/41/LL Land Adjoining Brynhyfryd/ Cae Capel, Chwilog, LL53 6SF 
An application for a mix of social housing and intermediate housing (higher rents and limited to those living within 6 kilometres of the area) was rejected. Advice by the monitoring officer - and other councillors warning of costs against the public purse if the case goes to appeal was ignored.  

 

Gareth Roberts, a Plaid Cymru councillor representing Bangor spoke against the proposal. 

He bemoaned the lack of Welsh being spoken in the university city and claimed a primary school headteacher was struggling to deal with pupils speaking 42 different languages.
'So what's going to happen is the people being housed in Bangor now in HMO's and bedsits - I can see them - they're housed here now and they're having children...'

Has Roberts raised his 'concerns' with the education department?
Or is it just a story to cover for what some may see as conscious bias?

Roberts spoke to the meeting in english...

 

Roberts lists himself as a consultant for BJA International Ltd and Sherrin.
 

What housing crisis..?

He is also a landlord owning 8 properties and land in Bangor. https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/mgDeclarationSubmission.aspx?UID=684&HID=310&FID=0&HPID=1180987303

Berwyn Parry Jones made the proposal to refuse the housing on the grounds that the intermediate housing (with its restrictions) would be outside the boundary. Gruffydd Williams did ask that harm to the Welsh language be included in the proposal and whilst Jones did agree he did not wish for it to added to the proposal.

The full webcast of the meeting can be found here - 
https://gwynedd.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1088208

Fraud At Age Cymru Gwynedd and Môn - Bontnewydd...

S4C News can reveal that the chief officer of one of the largest elderly charities in North Wales has been dismissed following financial fraud. 

Translated from -
https://newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/prif-swyddog-elusen-ir-henoed-gogledd-wedi-diswyddo-dilyn-twyll-ariannol

Caryl Jones was Chief Officer at the Age Cymru Gwynedd and Môn charity until she was made redundant at the end of January.

 

The fraud was referred to the police by the charity's trustees.

 

This led to Caryl Jones receiving a conditional warning from the police following an allegation of fraud through misuse of office.

 

In a statement to S4C News, North Wales Police said: "We can confirm that officers have investigated an allegation of fraud through misuse of office following a report made to us on 9 February.

"A 33-year-old woman was subsequently arrested in connection with the incident, and the matter resulted in a conditional caution."

 

A person must admit guilt when receiving a conditional warning from the police.

 

In a statement Caryl Jones told S4C News that the "issues you refer to are part of an ongoing legal dispute" in an employment tribunal.

"Due to the nature of these legal proceedings, I am unable to comment further at this time."

In response to questions from S4C News, Dafydd Iwan, chairman of trustees of Age Cymru Gwynedd and Môn, said that the charity had gone "through the appropriate steps under the direction of our employment advisers, and that led to the dismissal of the Chief Executive on January 30th".

"Because there was fraud related to money in the case, it was our duty to bring the facts to the attention of the police," he said.

 

He said that the financial fraud that the charity knew about had "definitely been repaid", but Age Cymru Gwynedd and Môn did not want to reveal the exact amount of the fraud.

 

He added that Age Cymru Gwynedd and Môn are partners within the Age Cymru network, and part of Age UK, and that "they have received very ready and practical help from Age Cymru and Age UK in this matter".

 

"An experience like this certainly makes us more aware of the need to ensure security and internal protection in the charity, and we are currently strengthening our internal policies," he said.

 

"Protecting our services for the elderly by strengthening our internal systems is a priority for us, with the help of Age Cymru and Age UK."

 

Caryl Jones was appointed to the post in the summer of 2023. Before that she was Senior Strategic Care Manager with the charity.

 

According to information on the Charity Commission website, Age Cymru Gwynedd and Anglesey employs 50 people and receives an income of £1,040,349, which includes contracts and grants from the government.

  

The charity operates from its headquarters in Bontnewydd near Caernarfon.

 

https://newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/prif-swyddog-elusen-ir-henoed-gogledd-wedi-diswyddo-dilyn-twyll-ariannol

 

Where Do Cyngor Gwynedd Staff Reside..?

Cyngor Gwynedd council currently employ 6290 staff.

The vast majority of these people live in the county. 

26 live in the CH postcode area.
19 live in the LD postcode area.
73 in the SY area.

Gwynedd staff furthest away live in London, Birmingham, Swansea, Sheffield, Cardiff, Bradford and Manchester.

Postcode Number of Staff
CH 26
LD 19
LL11 6
LL16 10
LL18 7
LL19 5
LL21 25
LL22 13
LL23 202
LL24 13
LL26 13
LL28 13
LL29 12
LL30 17
LL31 11
LL32 19
LL33 25
LL34 12
LL35 9
LL36 165
LL37 17
LL38 13
LL40 238
LL41 313
LL42 82
LL43 14
LL44 24
LL45 16
LL46 67
LL47 19
LL48 136
LL49 173
LL51 38
LL52 91
LL53 989
LL54 748
LL55 1435
LL56 83
LL57 647
LL58 12
LL59 64
LL60 39
LL61 102
LL62 13
LL63 7
LL65 57
LL68 12
LL71 10
LL74 5
LL75 14
LL77 73
SA 7
SY 73
LL postcode areas with less than 5
members of staff (LL14, LL15, LL17,
LL25, LL27, LL39, LL66, LL67, LL69,
LL72, LL76, LL77, LL78) 25

Other postcodes areas (not LL
postcode areas) with less than 5
members of staff (Postcode areas -
B, BD, CF, L, M, PR, S & W) 12

Total 6290

Cyngor Gwynedd - Canolfan Brynnfynnon - Open The Box...

Canolfan Brynnfynnon.
Staff suspended for 9 years.

Something is very wrong within Gwynedd council...