Author: Sally Purnell

As you are aware there are a number of broken extractor fan vent covers on houses and flats across the site. Many of the vents have birds nesting in them annually, causing further damage, noise and mess. Trinity advise that these vent covers are demised to the owners and will not be replacing them.
The NDRA have therefore obtained a quote from Duraseal who own cherry picker vehicles and are familiar with the site, and there is the opportunity for residents to have their vent covers replaced over the summer.
We have requested that nesting material would be cleared out and vent covers replaced with a plastic downward facing vent, with an integrated grill to prevent birds etc entering. Exact arrangements would be agreed directly between Duraseal and individual owners. The NDRA would  not be entering into any further arrangements on behalf of residents following initial contact being established.

The greater number of residents requesting the replacements the cheaper the price on a sliding scale. An example of cost would be:
1-10 residents  £85.00 each vent
10-20 residents £75.00 each vent
20-30 residents  £65.00 each vent
30-45 residents  £55.00 each vent

Billing and payment would be arranged directly between each owner and the company and no responsibility would be taken by the NDRA for this. The NDRA will only be arranging advertising, collating interested parties and passing on your email address and property name and number so that Duraseal can contact you directly.

If you would like to express an interest in having your vent covers replaced, please send your name, email address and property name and number to the NDRA at NDRA1@outlook.com  so that we can gauge how many people may be interested in taking up this opportunity. We would appreciate expressions of interest by Friday 17^th July.

If you are a tenant, please feel free to pass this information on to your landlord.

Thank you.

Parking Control Management have taken over operation of the vehicle enforcement service from UKPC.

They have confirmed a 10 minute grace period will apply from when the operative first notices a vehicle parking without a permit.

If a resident parks in another residents’ allocated bay you can contact PCM who will send an operative down to issue a ticket to the vehicle. With regards to the visitor bays only a valid PCM visitor permit will be accepted here & a resident permit will not allow you to park in the visitor bays marked with a V.

A contractor can park in a residents’ bay or visitor bay with the correct permit on display. However there is a code system in place for contractors as they often forget to return the permit. If, on arrival, the contractor calls PCM on 01753 512 603 there is an option for contractors (option 2) this will take them onto the right department and they will be able to gain the authorisation code. The code would be written down on a bit of paper and displayed on the dashboard, so residents don’t risk losing permits!

Commercial vehicles are not to be parked in any of the enforced bays or on roadways. PCM do not enforce the driveways so as long as vehicles are not spilling out onto the roadway they would not be enforced. Please see below list of what is classed as a commercial vehicle.
Commercial vehicles are not permitted in resident & visitor bays at any time between 7pm to 7am.

Your vehicle will be classified as a van, or as another form of specialist motor, if it has one or more of the following:
• A double cab (a separate area for the drivers and passengers from the tail end of the car)
• A pick-up bed at the back, designed specifically for cargo (with or without a roof)
• If it has no windows on the rear side panels
• If it’s a van that has been modified
• If it has a gross laden weight of over 1000 kg
• If it’s original purpose is commercial or domestic

The next NDRA General Meeting is on Wednesday March 18th 2020 at 6.30 pm on the top floor of the St. Elli’s Bay Cafe and Bistro. Please use the main entrance to the restaurant. Click here for the Agenda

 

The next General Meeting of the NDRA will take place on Wednesday March 18th 2020 at 6.30 pm in the St. Elli’s Bay Cafe and Bistro at North Dock SA15 2LF. The minutes from the last General Meeting held on June 4th 2019 can be found here.

There will be a representative from Carmarthenshire County Council’s waste recycling team present to answer any questions you have concerning waste collection and recycling at North Dock.

There will also be a representative from the local Fire Service to advise on fire safety in the apartments. This is of particular importance after the car fire last August outside Cwrt Mary Welch, which could so easily have blocked the entrance to one of the stairwells.

The NDRA committee works hard on your behalf raining issues of concern at North Dock with Trinity Estates, please support this meeting.

It is understood that CCC have agreed to trial additional waste collections at North Dock over the next 4 weeks. CCC commercial waste company CWM Environmental will be undertaking these collections. In addition, the CCC Waste Enforcement Unit are available to investigate any reports of fly tipping.
The Council collect every Thursday – week 1 Black, week 2 Recycling. The additional collections will take place on a Tuesday for Black Bags and a Thursday for recycling on the alternate week to normal collections. This procedure will be reviewed in January.

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Friday September 27th 2019 can be found here: AGM minutes 27.09.19

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on

Friday September 27^th 2019  at 6.30 pm

in the St. Elli’s Bay Café and Restaurant, North Dock Llanelli SA15 2LF

Agenda for NDRA AGM September 27 2019

The NDRA Proxy Form September 2019

Please click on the link below to see which items should be put into blue bags and which should be put into black ones.

Guide to Recycling