SA1 deal worth millions signed
A multi-million pound deal for another SA1 development has been signed by Coastal Housing Group following the completion of their £12 million development of 79 apartments for retired people. A new £8 million high specification office development on SA1 has also just been completed and is now on the market.
Langland Bay beach huts rebuild scheme
Following the overwhelming success of a scheme to rebuild of 16 of the 78 wooden huts, Swansea Council is looking to revive more of the Edwardian-style beach huts at Langland Bay, starting next spring.
Hydrogen Energy Centre in Baglan Energy Park
A pioneering hydrogen energy research centre has opened in Baglan Energy Park.
http://www.abayoflife.com/en/news/hydrogen-energy-centre-in-baglan-energy-park/
£12m motor company HQ for Llanelli
Connaught Motor Company has chosen to site its planned £12 million global manufacturing, research and development headquarters in Dafen, Llanelli.
New affordable housing with innovative purchase options for Llanelli
Affordable homes with a pioneering financial purchase scheme are being developed by Gŵyr Homes partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council near Llanelli town centre.
Flagship Carmarthenshire crafts centre to be developed
A £431,459 project to redevelop the St Clears centre for crafts and create a regional hub for the industry is to get underway in the New Year.
Castle Arcade
Castle Arcade, a new boutique-style shopping precinct in Swansea, is open for business just 10 months after plans were submitted to Swansea Council.
Hi-tech centre rises from steelworks site
A £12.8 million community project aimed at re-igniting the economy of a former industrial town was officially unveiled with the opening of Canolfan Gorseinon Centre.
New development planned at Llanelli Waterside
Developments in Llanelli's gained pace recently when Charles Church unveiled plans for a new flagship development of 205 apartments and houses at Machynys.
Progress for billion pound redevelopment plans
Billion pound plans to redevelop several key sites in Swansea city centre have taken another step forward with Swansea Council's Cabinet backing a ‘co-operation agreement’ with preferred developers Hammerson and Urban Splash.
£10million development comes to Baglan Energy Park
Neath Port Talbot Council recently announced a £10 million conference centre and office block is to be built on the Baglan Energy Park by developers TCN. Detailed plans for the project have been submitted to the authority and work, expected to start later this year could be completed by autumn 2009.
Castell Howell signs for Scarlets
The Llanelli Scarlets have announced the first major sponsor at their new Parc Y Scarlets stadium - Castell Howell Foods will sponsor the stadium’s large south stand in a five-year deal worth a six-figure sum.
New Enterprise Centre set to welcome first tenants
Young business people are preparing to move into the £2 million Delta Lakes Enterprise Centre in Llanelli. Staff at the site have been inundated with enquiries from new companies wanting to locate there and now, after an assessment process, seven firms are set to move in.
Whitewalls is next in the Swansea city centre makeover
Whilst the near £4million city centre core works were completed recently, Swansea Council has now secured extra money to undertake additional work in Whitewalls.
SA1 continues to see a great deal of activity during 2008 as it progresses steadily towards the transformation envisaged for the whole site. Projects underway include…
Docks to develop a leisurely spirit
A new property developer, Deeley Freed, is looking to create a leisure quarter in the £400million SA1 waterfront scheme.
The development the brand new 38,000 sq ft Dental Referral Centre development by Parkway Gould LLP has recently been completed.
The refurbished Ice House building will incorporate a restaurant/bar and 6 live/work apartments and expected to be completed in late 2008.
Work commencing on £15m River Tawe frontage apartment development by Howard & Palmer
Continuing development by Quest homes of new residential apartments overlooking the Kings Dock
Ethos private sector business incubation centre is competed on its River Tawe frontage site, close to the Technium buildings.
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency motors to gateway
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is moving to a larger new-build headquarters at the £7.5m Ellipse development by Babcock & Brown at the gateway to SA1. http://www.walesonline.co.uk
Langdon House, a 40,000 sq foot office development by Broadhall Hampton has recently been completed
Work on the new marina in the Prince of Wales Dock is expected to be underway shortly with the construction of a series of lock gates linking the docks to the River Tawe. The marina, with between 400 and 500 berths, will be one of the biggest in Wales. It is expected to open in the summer of 2009
Residential Retirement units, a £12m development of 79 apartments by Coastal Housing Group - formerly Swansea Housing Association - was completed in October 2008. The Group has since signed a deal for a further 66 homes for the over 55s on land overlooking the Prince of Wales Dock. Construction is due to start on the site in mid 2009.
Further information on these developments can be found at www.sa1swanseawaterfront.com
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Plans for a huge multi- million pound golf and leisure complex in Swansea which could creat 545 jobs have finally hit the green. The Royal Fern project has been given the go-ahead after Assembly officials agreed not to block it for a second time.
Margam Park to welcome a new £300,000 attraction.
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Neath's New Luxury Hotel Nears Completion
The £3 million hotel, on the site of the former Bluebell Inn, has been built by developers Centre Great Group, supported by European funding and Neath Port Talbot Council and will provide 23 jobs.
Bus station boost for Swansea
Work on redeveloping Swansea's existing bus station into a new £11m transport interchange is expected to start early next year with completion before the summer of 2010.
Giant screen switched on at Castle Square
Swansea's new giant TV screen has been switched on at Castle Square. The screen broadcast action from the Beijing Olympics as part of a testing process and became fully operational on August 24 when the London 2012
Neath Port Talbot £1.5 million funding from Rural Development Plan for Wales
Rural wards in Neath Port Talbot are set to benefit from almost £1.5million in funding from the Rural Development Plan for Wales.
Cash windfall for rural Carmarthenshire
A £7 million cash windfall has been secured to regenerate rural Carmarthenshire in the form of huge grants for 11 flagship projects across the county from the Rural Development Plan.
Resort regeneration is blue-flagged up
A big push from Pendine Chamber of Trade and Carmarthenshire County Council is underway to make Pendine a booming tourist destination once more
Cardiff Airport access plans await clearance
A blueprint for improving access to Cardiff International Airport has been unveiled by the Welsh Assembly Government. Consultants Arup have undertaken a detailed study of potential options to improve access by both public and private transport and have suggested three possible schemes to improve driving to the airport; details of which can be found at: http://www.abayoflife.com/en/news/details.asp?NewsID=640
Approval for £30M Golf Resort
Plans for a £30 million-plus golf development on land south of the A48 at Llangyfelach in Swansea
£3.7million transformation of Barons given go-ahead
One of Wales' most famous nightclubs will be turned into flats, as the former site of Barons, has now had planning permission granted for a dramatic £3.7 million transformation
Crucible development set to be at the centre of Welsh business
Construction work is well underway on Swansea's largest speculative office development, the £12.5 million scheme in Swansea Vale, which is to be named Crucible Park
Major Business Park Boost at Felindre
A 60 hectare site at the former Felindre Tinplate Works is being redeveloped as part of a joint venture between the Welsh Assembly Government and Swansea Council.
New £4million office plan at Delta Lakes gets go-ahead
Llanelli-based WRW Developments has been awarded a contract to develop a new £4 million office complex at Delta Lakes.
