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£100m Holyhead marina overhaul gets go-ahead | £100m Holyhead marina overhaul gets go-ahead |
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A £100m redevelopment of Holyhead Marina which will include new homes, a hotel and a maritime museum has been given the go-ahead. | A £100m redevelopment of Holyhead Marina which will include new homes, a hotel and a maritime museum has been given the go-ahead. |
Anglesey councillors granted outline planning permission for a 500-berth marina, despite 4,000 people having signed protest petitions. | Anglesey councillors granted outline 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. |
Protesters packed the public gallery of the council chamber in Llangefni. | |
The plans, put forward as a joint venture between Stena Line and the Conygar Investment Company, were voted through with seven votes in favour and none against. | |
The proposals, which have been adapted in response to initial complaints from locals about loss of views, include: | The proposals, which have been adapted in response to initial complaints from locals about loss of views, include: |
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It is understood 700 jobs will be created by the new marina and its construction. | It is understood 700 jobs will be created by the new marina and its construction. |
Councillor John Chorlton voted in favour of the plans. | |
He said: "Holyhead has to reinvent itself and look at the bigger picture. | |
"What's the future for our youngsters?" | |
Mr Chorlton said that "every major development near Holyhead" had been opposed by people who were opposed to development if it was in their locality. | |
He looked to the public gallery and commented: "You can look over the roofs of the houses. | |
"If you carry on this way, there won't be a future for Holyhead. You're putting a gate on the Four Mile Bridge and saying 'don't come here, we're all dead'!" | |
Anglesey council received about 370 individual letters of objection, together with eight petitions containing some 4,170 names. | Anglesey council received about 370 individual letters of objection, together with eight petitions containing some 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. |
Councillor J Arwel Roberts told the committee: "I can't support this plan. | |
"It's a private company coming in for its own gain. Yes I want to see jobs and investment in Holyhead and, yes, Holyhead has employment problems. | |
"So it's with a heavy heart that I say I can't support this. To take the Newry Beach area away from residents is not acceptable." | |
Councillor Robert Llewelyn Jones, who represents part of the area where the new marina will be built but is not a member of the committee and was not able to vote, told the committee: "The developer is asking for permission to take away the only public seafront that Holyhead has. | |
"If you've got a promenade, you've got to have a view. That will disappear. | |
"The flats and apartments will have a view, and I'm sure they'll be worth a lot of money, though they'll be too expensive for local people of course." | |
'Innovative mixed-use marina' | |
Robert Ware, chief executive of Conygar, said he was delighted that the council had granted planning permission for the marina development. | |
"It has been a massive effort by all concerned and this exciting and ambitious regeneration scheme which should bring significant benefits to the town and area can now move forward with confidence," he said. | "It has been a massive effort by all concerned and this exciting and ambitious regeneration scheme which should bring significant benefits to the town and area can now move forward with confidence," he said. |
Michael McGrath, area director for Stena Line, said: "The proposed marina development at Holyhead is not only an important facility for the people of Holyhead and surrounding area but it also represents a significant opportunity to help drive future economic prosperity across the region with the provision of one of the most innovative mixed-use marinas in the UK." | Michael McGrath, area director for Stena Line, said: "The proposed marina development at Holyhead is not only an important facility for the people of Holyhead and surrounding area but it also represents a significant opportunity to help drive future economic prosperity across the region with the provision of one of the most innovative mixed-use marinas in the UK." |