Parc Cybi, Holyhead Border Control Post

20 April 2023

Planning permission has been granted via a Statutory Development Order (SDO) under section 59(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Periods of public and technical stakeholder consultation have now closed.

View the SDO: The Town and Country Planning (North Wales Border Control Post) (EU Exit) Special Development Order 2023 (legislation.gov.uk)

16 November 2022

In April this year, the UK Government announced the further introduction of border controls would be suspended until the end of 2023. A revised border approach is currently in development.

Following this revision of border controls the Border Control Post facility in Holyhead is now planned to be smaller than initially envisaged, this allows for some land to continue to be used for HGV parking and the SDO is being amended to reflect this.

Welsh Government invited residents and technical stakeholders to comment on these proposals. You can view the letter and the revised site plan: Amendments to Parc Cybi Border Control Post, Holyhead Special Development Order. Construction on the site is expected to commence in early 2023 with an operational date of early 2024.

April 2022

Kier were appointed in April 2022 as the contractor for the proposed BCP.

10 March 2022

The Welsh Government Minister for Economy has appointed the contractor for the design stage of the proposed Border Control Post at Parc Cybi.

During this stage the contractor will work with Welsh Government to produce detailed designs for the facility, confirm a cost and timetable. For more information see: Written Statement: Update on Border Control Posts

Construction work on the proposed site at Plot 9, Parc Cybi, Holyhead will not start until the build stage of the contract is agreed, expected in the summer 2022. The build stage is also subject to the granting of planning permission via a Special Development Order (SDO) - a decision is expected in May 2022.

7 December 2021

The views of individuals and organisations on the proposals during a public consultation during March to April 2021 have been recorded in a consultation engagement report: Parc Cybi Border Control Post: Special Development Order. All comments have been taken account of and used to inform the planning process.

Officials have drafted a more general update on the progress of the Parc Cybi Border Control Post below, and provided a concept plan for how the build will look. This plan is subject to change. Any changes will be within the Consenting Envelope, which limits the size and scope of the Border Control Post as explained in the progress update and the FAQs below.

29 October 2021

Current position on BCP design and delivery in Wales.

Holyhead Port: site

The Holyhead BCP will be located on Welsh Government owned land at Parc Cybi, Holyhead, some 1.7 miles from the port. The site has already been partially developed as a HGV stacking area as part of the contingency planning for the end of the EU transition period. At 15 acres it provides space for swim lanes, fencing, inspection buildings, offices, parking, sustainable drainage, screening and other environmental mitigations.

Holyhead Port: planning

Planning permission is being sought via Special Development Order (SDO) under section 59 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Planning permission and any conditions are made through a Statutory Instrument (SI). The planning application was submitted to Welsh Ministers on 6 August 2021. The Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change will take the decision whether to grant the SDO or not and this is expected by April 2022.

The application proposes a 'Consenting Envelope'. This sets out a maximum limit for the assessed parameters of the development, within which all development will be limited. The Consenting Envelope will ensure that the final design of the BCP does not trigger significant environmental effects, whilst also allowing an appropriate degree of flexibility to accommodate design developments. In addition, the SDO limitations will be designed to mitigate the potential impacts of the development.

There is no statutory requirement to consult before making a SDO. However, community consultation was undertaken for a period of 21 days from 24 March 2021 until 13 April 2021 and technical stakeholders received an extended period. The consultation departed from the Welsh Government policy of allowing a 12-week period. This departure was to allow for early engagement with stakeholders before major planning of the BCP began so that their views could be taken into account whilst meeting the timelines for the introduction of checks, as set out in the UK Government's Border Operating Model (BOM).

Holyhead Port: designs

The BCP is a bespoke facility designed to accommodate checks on the full range of SPS controls on live animals, animal products, plants, plant products and wood from the EU and the possible acceptance of rest of world (ROW) SPS trade.

At 15 acres, the site will provide space for:

• swim lanes,
• fencing,
• inspection buildings,
• temperature controlled storage
• offices
• parking
• sustainable drainage
• screening and
• other environmental mitigations.

Concept designs are near complete and Welsh Government is undertaking a BREEAM assessment of the development's environmental, social and economic sustainability performance with a target rate of BREEAM Excellent.

Detailed designs will be developed in conjunctions with the appointed construction Contractor. The published concept design is correct as of 11 August 2021. It should be noted that this is not final and is subject to revision as requirements and detailed designs are refined.

Holyhead Port: construction

Welsh Government issued the construction invitation to tender (ITT) on 9 August 2021 and it closed on 23 September 2021. The ITT was issued via the North Wales construction Partnership framework, administered by Denbighshire County Council.

A 2 stage design and build procurement strategy has been selected. The 2 stage approach is structured as follows:

• stage 1: contractor's design team works alongside Client design team to improve deliverability, programme works, establish supply chain and refine project cost.
• stage 2: on agreement of project cost established at end of Stage 1, the contract for the construction works will be confirmed and the Contractor will commence site works.

The stage 1 contract is expected to be awarded in 2022. The award does not prejudice the outcome of the SDO decision.

Construction completion is expected in late 2022 / early 2023 with an operational date of early 2023.

9 June 2021

The Department is currently working through all feedback received from the community and undertaking relevant surveys at the site. We are continuing to work with key stakeholders to develop our design, ahead of submitting any planning application to Welsh Ministers for review.

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