Plans lodged for 50-bed PBSA at North Wales agricultural school
Education provider Coleg Cambria has proposed the construction of a student accommodation building at its Llysfasi campus, near Ruthin.
The Llysfasi campus specialises in practical land-based education courses, including agriculture, forestry, and animal care.
Planning documents for the 50-bed project state that the accommodation would enable the daily milking of cows, which is done during early morning hours when it is not practical for many students to commute to the site daily, especially those living further afield.
Rooms would be grouped into clusters, each with a communal kitchenette, social space, and dining area. All 50 rooms in the three-storey block would have en-suites,
Wrexham-based firms TACP Architects designed the scheme, and Read Construction, the principal contractor, would build the PBSA block. Plans for the 50-bed scheme have been lodged with Denbighshire Council.
Elin Roberts, head of Llysfasi, said: “We experienced a 70% rise in students so there is a need for more accommodation, especially for the apprentices who come here in three-week blocks from all over the country.
“These are in addition to our existing hostel facilities and complement the state-of-the-art new agriculture and education centre we opened just weeks ago.”
She added: “There has been a revamp of different parts of the Llysfasi campus recently and there are further plans in the pipeline but for now the focus is on utilising the cutting-edge facilities we have and providing the best quality setting for our learners, staff and the community.”
Coleg Cambria has just overseen the completion of a £10m agriculture and education centre, which features a library, classrooms, standard amenities, and a climbing wall.
Roberts noted a surge in students after the success of industry partnerships, such as with agricultural machinery firm Kubota and the manufacturer AGCO.
She continued: “Our plans support the local, rural economy, allowing us to educate and help shape the next generation of agricultural and forestry workers in Denbighshire and beyond.
“As well as first-class contemporary living spaces and bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms there will be ‘breakout areas’ to allow for socialising.
“It’s a very exciting project and we hope to get the green light, to continue our investment programme and further strengthen our commitment to students, staff and stakeholders in North East Wales and nationwide.”
The new block would be sited on the location of the current Learning Resource Centre, which is to be demolished as part of this development.
The project team includes JPS Civil and Structural Engineers, Tree Solutions, ADC Acoustics, and Enfys Ecology.
Not sure if it’s a poor visualisation or a poor building. I hope it’s just the former, but suspect it’s both.
By Jack Mary Ann
Good news for the college but the infra structure needs to be bolstered , like Foot path continuation from Llanfair DC to allow safe walking
Foot path could be constructed through the Llasfasi fields just like those done by the private farmer atLlanbenwch
By John Pugh Frics
Oh dear
By Anonymous