NEW WELSH MEDIUM SCHOOL FOR BURRY PORT & PEMBREY

A new £12million Welsh medium primary school is being built to replace the current Ysgol Parc y Tywyn.

Plans are now in hand to start work in August 2016, following the Welsh Government’s recent decision to lift stopper notices preventing development in the area.

The new school is one of six elements planned, which includes housing and infrastructure at the former Grillo site; housing alongside the site; a commercial leisure development at Burry Port East; and employment space alongside Silver Terrace.

The proposed date for completion of the new school, which will serve the catchment areas of Burry Port and Pembrey, will be March 2017.

It will be built on the former site of Spencer Davies Engineering, adjacent to land at Burrows Terrace.

Pupil numbers have increased at the school over the years, making the existing site undersized and restricted.

A number of mobile classrooms have been installed to accommodate the increased numbers.

The new school will provide a replacement fit for purpose Welsh Medium Primary School, along with Welsh Medium Nursery provision.

Total cost of the project is £12million with funding earmarked from the County Council’s Modernising Education Programme and the Welsh Government’s 21st Century Schools initiative.

Business cases will need to be produced and approved before the funding package is finalised.

Executive Board Member for Education Cllr Gareth Jones said: “This is really positive news for the area, it is something that has been needed for some time, and we are delighted to be able to make progress.

“Demand for Welsh medium education provision in Burry Port and Pembrey has increased considerably, particularly over recent years, and this new school will provide children with the first class accommodation they deserve.

“I also welcome the nursery provision which will serve the people in these catchment areas.”