Penrhos Leisure Village up for grabs
Consented for 500 holiday lodges in 2016; traded in early 2025. Now, an administrator has tasked LSH with finding a buyer for the 324-acre Anglesey development opportunity.
CG&Co has instructed Lambert Smith Hampton to sell what is billed as a “landmark coastal development opportunity” off London Road, close to Holyhead.
CG&Co is acting in its role as joint administrator of DJC Leisure Ltd, a vehicle used by directors of Seventy Ninth Group to acquire the Penrhos site last year, shortly before the business ran into serious trouble. With a police investigation ongoing, a number of associated companies entered administration last April.
As reported by Place North West, the majority of those businesses were put into stewardship of Quantuma. The Penrhos project effectively stands alone here as CG&Co looks for the best exit it can in the circumstances.
The asset is described as adjacent to Penrhos Coastal Park, “offering stunning natural surroundings and direct access to one of Anglesey’s most cherished landscapes”.
There is an extant planning consent for up to 500 leisure units. As outlined by LSH, Penrhos Leisure Village is “supported by a detailed planning strategy and an assembled project team, the opportunity is primed for securing reserved matters consent and delivering a large-scale leisure scheme”. The majority of the condition work has been discharged already, according to the particulars.
The 324 acres of freehold land includes 15 existing houses, cottages, and former farm buildings.
LSH is seeking offers for the development site as a whole or in defined parcels aligned with title ownership, with comprehensive bid proposals sought to acquire the freehold interest.
Land & Lakes (Anglesey) Ltd, part of the Cumbrian land and property powerhouse Kingmoor Park Properties, had secured the site’s outline consent in April 2016.
At that time and since, opposition to development of the site has been present, with concerns from those protesting including access to the coastal path. However, an appeal in 2024 to have the consent annulled was thrown out by the High Court.
Both the leader and chief executive of Anglesey Council went on record following the 2025 sale to spell out how the authority sees the site as a key development opportunity if carried out in a “sensitive and inclusive manner” in leader Cllr Gary Pritchard’s words.
This development is not required. Somehow is a beautiful asset to the environment. It is home to Red Squirrels, bats, badgers and a wide variety of birds ,both woodland and shoreline. If you wish to buy this land be very assured that the majority of the population of Anglesey are very much against it and will continue to fight the development as hard as we can. There are already many sites on Anglesey which are developing lodge parks and are having big problems selling them. Look a Sandbanks in Benllech. This site has been building for 3 years and has so far sold only 2 properties, the Straights site is constantly advertising new property for sale. There are much better places on Anglesey to develop than here. The beach at Penrhos( with its great view of Holyhead port) is not big enough to cope with an extra 1000+ visitors on a summer weekend. So far as the Islands infrastructure is concerned that is a traffic choke point at the Britannia Bridge now in the summer months . Without a third crossing this will only make it worse. The land also has significant deposits of waste from previous users (Anglesey Aluminium) that will need to be cleared.
The people of Anglesey don’t want this development and most of all the Red Squirrels, a protected species, don’t want it either. Environmental considerations have changed since this planning permission was granted and it is essential that it is now reviewed both locally and if necessary by the Government.
By Brian Hurst
This proposal is a Disgrace.. destroying a Red squirrel habitat… an area of ONB .. climate crisis is a major concern.. the community want to buy it.. capitalism has no place here..
By Cathy smith
I can’t understand why anyone would even consider destroying this place of natural beauty!! It is a natural spot were locals can enjoy nature with red squrrials, Bluebell woods, an animal graveyard, beautiful coastal paths leading to an amazing unspoilt beach! It is ridiculous that anyone could entertain changing anything about this place!! We don’t live on Anglesey but visit often as we have a caravan on the island. People of all ages visit & respect this amazing unspoilt area and this is how it should stay!!!
By Kerry jane Severn
Care and consideration in nature doesn’t appear to be one of commercial greeds strong points does it!
By george ryan
This plan should be recalled! The newly revised plans now include Resturants, leisure facilities and farmers market. Suggesting that this will be an all inclusive resort and therefore will not add anything to the local community. If as they say Cae Glas is now safe (after being a chemical dump and former Aluminum plant, they should build the holiday homes there and leave Penhros woods, as is. As for jobs, what a joke £0-hour jobs, cleaning toilets and cabins? Plus cabins will be built off-site and assembled on-site, so no jobs there, as they will bring in there own crews. It’s about time council thinks about the people of Holyhead and their well being, instead of catering to outside investors, who take any money made, off shore!
By KEM McLaughlin
Penrhos is an essential part of Holy island, home to red squirrel’s, birds and many other species. The wild flowers and ancient trees can never be replaced. The idea of moving it to caer glas is unworkable, or will they catch and carry the squirrels there to toxic land closed to the public for many years. It provides us locals with a place to walk, to breathe and escape the pressures of life. A place to value for its natural beauty.
By Anonymous
Before you consider these plans, come and visit our beloved nature reserve that has been a community space for close to 60 years and thought to be gifted to us. Take a walk on any of the many paths built by volunteers from this community. See the ponds dug out by volunteers, the red squirrels, bats, woodpeckers, egrets nesting, herons, king fishers, badgers, thousands of migratory birds. Meet our community walking. See the Save Penrhos pages with over 11k and growing. The first thing Land & Lakes did was change the name. It has always been called Penrhos Nature Reserve never a park. They put up permissive walking signs to a community that has always walked here. The campaign to save this place is strong and will never give up.
By Ness Owen