Llanelli Waterside

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Llanelli Waterside (Welsh : Morlan Elli) is the marketing name given to the new suburb development in the coastal strip south west of the town of Llanelli, Wales. The scheme is a joint development between Carmarthenshire County Council and the Welsh Government. The project aims to create a mix of residential housing and business premises from reclaimed industrial land.

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Development zones

The project is divided into five zones:

North Dock

A commercial, leisure and retail development is planned for the dock rim. The comprises 100 acres (0.40 km2) and forecast outputs are 1,000 homes, 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) of business and office space and 25,000 sq. metres of commercial leisure developments.

Delta Lakes

Delta lakes is a 34-acre (140,000 m2) site adjacent to the coastal link road. In 2023 construction of a wellness village named 'Pentre Awel' began on the site. [1] The Pentre Awel project is split into four zones, with zone one currently under construction at an estimated cost of £93 million. Zone one will include a leisure centre and clinical and educational units as well as hospitality accessible by active travel links. [2]

Sandywater Park

A mixed residential and leisure development is planned in this 4.3-acre (17,000 m2) site situated next to a lake in west Llanelli.

A shed at the Old Castle Works site which was earmarked for redevelopment Large shed by the B4304 (geograph 7417497).jpg
A shed at the Old Castle Works site which was earmarked for redevelopment

Old Castle Works

Old Castle Works was a tinplate manufacturing facility. It was earmarked for redevelopment as a commercial and leisure site by Carmarthenshire County Council. [3]

In May 2007, an application was made for funding from the Big Lottery Fund. Named "The Works", the development would consist of an open plaza linking the two primary facilities – a cultural centre consisting of an auditorium, TV studio and an art-house cinema and the grade 2 listed tinning shed which would be transformed into a restaurant and craft gallery. "The Works" would act in partnership with Coleg Sir Gâr, a local college, which would have use of the facilities for education purposes. [4]

On 27 October 2007, Carmarthenshire County Council announced that the lottery bid had been unsuccessful, and that other means of funding the development would need to be considered. [5]

Pentre Nicklaus in Machynys, Llanelli Pentre Nicklaus, Machynys, Llanelli. - geograph.org.uk - 77418.jpg
Pentre Nicklaus in Machynys, Llanelli

Machynys

The 2010s saw the opening of a new estate, Pentre Nicklaus Village. It overlooks the Welsh coast in the Machynys area. [6]

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References

  1. "Construction starts on Llanelli's 'Pentre Awel' Wellness Village". Swansea Bay News. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. Youle, Richard (6 March 2023). "'Very good day for Llanelli' as work starts on Pentre Awel". WalesOnline. Retrieved 25 August 2023. Zone one, which is now underway, will cost around £93 million. It will comprise a new Llanelli Leisure Centre, clinical units such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy run by Hywel Dda University Health Board, plus education, clinical research and business innovation space. There will also be a cafe, and walking and cycling paths outside.
  3. BBC.CO.UK. "Theatre plan for demolition site", 21/01/2006, Retrieved 5 April 2009
  4. Carmarthenshire County Council. "THE WORKS. CULTURAL AND CREATIVE CENTRE. REPORT TO EXECUTIVE BOARD." [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved 5 April 2009
  5. Carmarthenshire County Council. "The Works goes on", 23/11/2007 Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 April 2009
  6. "Filthy Llanelli wasteland transformed into desirable estate". WalesOnline. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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