Crindau Marina
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Crindau Marina is a possible development in Crindau
, Newport
. The marina
would provide opportunities for new housing, shops and leisure facilities focused around a waterside location. Newport Unlimited
, the Newport urban regeneration company, have secured £75,000 of funding from the Welsh Assembly Government
’s ‘Catching the Wave’ action plan (to stimulate coastal economies in Wales
), to consider the possibility of a developing a marina in Crindau. The marina would be part of the regeneration of Newport as a whole.
Crindau
Crindau is an older inner-city area just north of the city centre in Newport in south-east Wales. It lies within the Shaftesbury electoral district and community ....
, Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
. The marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
would provide opportunities for new housing, shops and leisure facilities focused around a waterside location. Newport Unlimited
Newport Unlimited
Newport Unlimited is an Urban Regeneration Company created in 2003 to help counter the impacts of the continued decline in heavy industry and manufacturing in Newport: e.g...
, the Newport urban regeneration company, have secured £75,000 of funding from the Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Government is the devolved government of Wales. It is accountable to the National Assembly for Wales, the legislature which represents the interests of the people of Wales and makes laws for Wales...
’s ‘Catching the Wave’ action plan (to stimulate coastal economies in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
), to consider the possibility of a developing a marina in Crindau. The marina would be part of the regeneration of Newport as a whole.
The marina's objectives
- Making a feature of the Monmouthshire canal terminus in Crindau
- New housing and retail development
- Waterside leisure facilities and riverside park
- Improved access to the area
- New business premises, where required, to accommodate new and existing businesses