PLANS for a new college campus on a disused piece of land in Barry have been given the go ahead.
Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) said the “state of the art” Barry Waterfront Campus, which will be built on land south of Hood Road, is expected to open towards the end of 2026.
The plans are part of a wider £100m scheme to replace the CAVC Colcot Road site which also includes a proposal for a new campus near Cardiff Airport, subject to a separate application.
Plaid Cymru Vale Council ward member for Baruc, Cllr Mark Hooper, said: “I’m pleased with the relocation of the college to the waterfront. It’ll bring much needed footfall to the retail centre and the area more widely.”
“This makes good use of a brownfield site and looks like it will become an inspiring place to learn.”
Once completed, the new campus will cater for up to 1,000 full time and part time students and nearly 80 staff. It will include street frontages with a hair and beauty salon and a restaurant that will be open to the public and run by students.
The Leader of the Vale Council, Cllr Lis Burnett, said: “The new campus will redevelop a vacant brown field site close to the town centre and offer much needed new education and vocational training opportunities in an environmentally sustainable building.
“Once completed the new campus will serve as an excellent example of how education can be a major driver for local regeneration and placemaking.”
The land earmarked for development is on the junction of Hood Road and Ffordd y Mileniwm and next to Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc. The main access to the site will be from Ffordd y Mileniwm, which is the existing access road used for Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc. There will be parking on site and cycle storage.
CAVC group chief executive, Mike James, said: “It is with real pleasure that I can say that we are delivering on our commitment to provide first-class teaching and learning environments for learners and the community in the Vale.”
CAVC said it hopes the planning application for the 13,000sqm Advanced Technology Campus near Cardiff Airport will be considered by the Vale Council later this month.
By Ted Peskett, LDRS.
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