Evaluation of the Penmaen Road Employment Site Project, Conwy

Tender description

Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) is seeking to appoint a suitability qualified professional to undertake an evaluation of the Penmaen Road Employment Site operation, now formally named Parc Tre Morfa, Conwy. The evaluation specification has been developed by CCBC in conjunction with the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO). The Penmaen Road Employment site is located on a former landfill site, it was identified as an employment growth area within the adopted Conwy Local Development Plan (October 2013) and has an area totaling 2.4 hectares. The site was in the ownership of CCBC and provided an extension to Parc Cae’r Seion which had been previously developed in partnership by the Welsh Development Agency and the local authority. The business plan sought to deliver B2, B8 and complimentary B1 uses in response to significant demand within the area in the energy and environment, food, construction and creative industries sectors, and compatible with existing tenants of Parc Cae’r Seion. The site aims to accommodate up to 6,000 sqm of floor space, providing employment growth of approximately 150 new jobs, in an established, accessible location situated adjacent to A55 Junction 17. Its location provides strong access to the A55 road/rail corridor and it has direct sustainable multimodal connections to Conwy/Llandudno/Llandudno Junction and Colwyn Bay growth area - central to North Wales and at the heart of the A55 East/West commuter corridor. The strategic location also has the potential to support the neighbouring enterprise zones and strategic sites, both delivering local and more regional employment. This contract will be from July to December 2021.