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| £100m Holyhead marina overhaul set for go-ahead | |
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| A £100m redevelopment of Holyhead Marina which would include new homes, a hotel and a maritime museum may be approved by Anglesey councillors. | |
| Anglesey council officers are recommending giving planning permission for a 500-berth marina, despite 4,000 people having signed protest petitions. | Anglesey council officers are recommending giving planning permission for a 500-berth marina, despite 4,000 people having signed protest petitions. |
| Objectors are concerned about the impact on Newry beach and say the homes and a bigger marina are not needed. | Objectors are concerned about the impact on Newry beach and say the homes and a bigger marina are not needed. |
| Town councillor Joe Lock said he hoped the marina would help tourism. | Town councillor Joe Lock said he hoped the marina would help tourism. |
| Councillors will discuss the plans, put forward as a joint venture between Stena Line and the Conygar Investment Company, and vote on them at a planning committee meeting on Wednesday. | Councillors will discuss the plans, put forward as a joint venture between Stena Line and the Conygar Investment Company, and vote on them at a planning committee meeting on Wednesday. |
| The proposals, which have been adapted in response to initial complaints from locals about loss of views, will include: | The proposals, which have been adapted in response to initial complaints from locals about loss of views, will include: |
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| It is understood 700 jobs would be created by the new marina and its construction. | It is understood 700 jobs would be created by the new marina and its construction. |
| Mr Lock said he supported the plans but did have doubts about some elements, adding that the town council wanted to listen to and address the concerns of local people. | Mr Lock said he supported the plans but did have doubts about some elements, adding that the town council wanted to listen to and address the concerns of local people. |
| "I support the plans because of the economic benefits in terms of tourism and commercial buildings, which would be built as part of the development," he said. | "I support the plans because of the economic benefits in terms of tourism and commercial buildings, which would be built as part of the development," he said. |
| "We hope to attract businesses onto the site and hopefully the marina would become a pull for tourism. | "We hope to attract businesses onto the site and hopefully the marina would become a pull for tourism. |
| "We're starting to see more and more cruise liners coming in and I think that's the market they're aiming at. | "We're starting to see more and more cruise liners coming in and I think that's the market they're aiming at. |
| "At the moment they coach away all the tourists after they arrive at Holyhead and take them to places like Llanfairpwll and LLandudno. | "At the moment they coach away all the tourists after they arrive at Holyhead and take them to places like Llanfairpwll and LLandudno. |
| "But we want the tourists to stay in Holyhead and the new marina is a part of that." | "But we want the tourists to stay in Holyhead and the new marina is a part of that." |
| Anglesey council has received around 370 individual letters of objection about the development, together with eight petitions against the plans containing about 4,170 names. | Anglesey council has received around 370 individual letters of objection about the development, together with eight petitions against the plans containing about 4,170 names. |
| One letter of support had been submitted at the time the council report into the development was written. | One letter of support had been submitted at the time the council report into the development was written. |
| County councillor Robert L Jones said many people were angry that apartments would be built along the front of Newry beach, which is public, and that they would be too expensive for local people to buy. | County councillor Robert L Jones said many people were angry that apartments would be built along the front of Newry beach, which is public, and that they would be too expensive for local people to buy. |
| "I was sat at Newry beach the other day and a man came along and said to me 'this is the nicest panoramic view I have seen and I have travelled the world.' It turned out he was from America," said Mr Jones, who represents Porthyfelin. | "I was sat at Newry beach the other day and a man came along and said to me 'this is the nicest panoramic view I have seen and I have travelled the world.' It turned out he was from America," said Mr Jones, who represents Porthyfelin. |
| "People come here and we get a lot of tourists and yet, if this development goes ahead, they would only be able to see the backs of the apartment blocks. | "People come here and we get a lot of tourists and yet, if this development goes ahead, they would only be able to see the backs of the apartment blocks. |
| "And these apartments won't be for local people - they wouldn't be able to afford them. They will be second homes for people who have their boats at Holyhead and so will be empty a lot of the time." | "And these apartments won't be for local people - they wouldn't be able to afford them. They will be second homes for people who have their boats at Holyhead and so will be empty a lot of the time." |
| On its website about the marina development, Stena Line and Conygar, say: "The new development will act as a catalyst to attract investment into the Holyhead area, whilst seeking to create a sustainable community providing benefits to both the town and wider area." | On its website about the marina development, Stena Line and Conygar, say: "The new development will act as a catalyst to attract investment into the Holyhead area, whilst seeking to create a sustainable community providing benefits to both the town and wider area." |
| It goes on: "The development seeks to create a new social and commercial destination for Holyhead linking the established town to Soldiers Point and the Breakwater Country Park." | It goes on: "The development seeks to create a new social and commercial destination for Holyhead linking the established town to Soldiers Point and the Breakwater Country Park." |
| It adds: "The development will bring significant employment and business opportunities during the construction and operational phases." | It adds: "The development will bring significant employment and business opportunities during the construction and operational phases." |