Parc Eirias: Colwyn Bay

Wynne Construction was contracted for the design and build project at Parc Eirias on behalf of Conwy County Borough Council, the Welsh Assembly Strategic Regeneration Area fund and the Welsh Rugby Union.

The £6.5m cost for the project was funded by £3.8m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Welsh Assembly Government Targeted Match Fund. Funding was also secured from the Welsh Assembly Government Strategic Regeneration Area fund, Conwy County Borough Council and the Welsh Rugby Union. It is a key part of the Bay Life+ regeneration initiative for the Colwyn area

The project, situated at Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay, involved the construction of a large multi-purpose indoor centre designed for use by all the community. This included conference and classroom facilities for business and commerce events, as well as a gym and high performance sports analysis facilities, where the Welsh Rugby Union has based its North Wales Rugby Academy. The development is designed to meet BREEAM Excellent standards.

Work started on site in February 2011 and was completed by October 2011. The official opening with Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones took place on 11th November 2011.

Community Information

News...Local Authority Building Control - Building Excellence Awards 2012 - North Wales and County Awards

News...Parc Eirias welcomed as Northern Stronghold - Welsh Rugby Union news (11th November 2011)

News...Parc Eirias to build excellence in North Wales Rugby - news report from ITV Wales (4th October 2011)

News...Unveiled..new £6.5m events arena in Colwyn Bay - latest report from the Daily Post (4th October 2011)

Colwyn Bay rugby centre on schedule - latest report from the Daily Post (6th June 2011)

Community Newsletters

Download June 2011 Newsletter

Download February 2011 Newsletter

The Parc Eirias Development was a registered site with the Considerate Constructors Scheme - Download the Site Code of Considerate Practice

Congratulations to Mathew Edwards and his site team for scoring 35.5 points in the August 2011 Site Monitor's report for Considerate Constructors - Download the full report (August 2011).

Building Information

- Gross Internal Floor Areas: 4022m2
- Total area of site: 16.7 hectares
- Functional Areas: 144m2
- Indoor Training Area: 2500m2
- Area of Circulation: 94m2
- Area of Storage: 329m2

Estimated Costs - Basic Building Cost - £825/m2
- Services Costs (M&E) - £312/m2
- External Works, including drainage - £178/m2

Site Impacts Target CO2 emissions for site activities is 55008kgCO2.

Target water consumption for site activities is 41,000 litres

Key Environmental Features
- Solar thermal
- Wind turbine
- Attenuation
- Low water demand sanitary installations
- Energy efficient services
- High thermal resistance of building fabric
- Rainwater harvesting