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Holyhead Waterfront development devalued by £5m says company behind multi-million pound scheme

Conygar Investment Company said Covid and Wylfa Newydd collapse had hit its Anglesey projects

Holyhead marina project images for the waterfront for planned Conygar Stena Line development at Newry Beach

The developer behind the Holyhead Waterfront marina scheme says the valuation of the development has slumped £5m.

Conygar Investment Company is behind the £100m development which includes 326 homes, a 500-berth marina, retail, leisure, restaurants, hotel and office space on Newry Beach in Holyhead.

They also own the former Shell depot at Rhosgoch on Anglesey which had been tipped as a support site for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant development.

But today they reported a slump in the value of the schemes due to Covid and Hitachi pulling out of the Wylfa project.

It saw them post losses before tax for the year of £8.2 million.

They said the continuing affect of Covid - "compounded by the impact of a fast approaching Brexit" - meant the outlook was uncertain.

They said: "The impact of Hitachi announcing their withdrawal from the proposed nuclear development at Wylfa, a lack of alternative investors, the impact of COVID-19 on Wales and the response of the Wales Government plus the undoubted pending recession has meant that we have reassessed the carrying values of Holyhead Waterfront and Rhosgoch, leading to write downs of £5 million and £0.5 million respectively.

"We believe that Wylfa will not happen without significant º£½ÇÊÓÆµ government support, both financial and political, for a credible nuclear operator."