Former Llangefni chemical works set for clearance and decontamination
A former chemical works in Llangefni is being prepared for demolition, decontamination and redevelopment after standing unused since 2008. Isle of Anglesey County Council says the former Eastman Peboc site at Bryn Cefni Industrial Estate will be cleared and given a new access so the land can support commercial development.
The redevelopment
- Potential business space
- 6,700m²
- Potential job capacity
- Up to 223
- Private funding sought
- Up to £11.3m
- Council completion estimate
- Spring 2028
What the public work covers
The council’s current project page says the authority has acquired the site and secured support from the Anglesey Freeport Seed Capital fund and Ambition North Wales. The enabling works cover decontamination, clearance, demolition and a new site entrance. The council gives spring 2028 as the estimated completion point.
A separate Ambition North Wales project page describes a wider Freeport Gateway scheme covering the Peboc land and plots at Tregarnedd Industrial Park. It says public investment is intended to unlock up to £11.3 million of private funding, produce up to 6,700 square metres of business space and create capacity for as many as 223 jobs.
The numbers are forecasts
Those job and economic figures are project estimates rather than jobs already created. No occupiers are named on either official page, and the council does not say how many firms have committed to the site. The project’s immediate output is serviced, developable land; the promised employment depends on private businesses building and moving in.
The site sits within the Anglesey Freeport Central Tax Site, where qualifying investment can receive tax incentives. The former works closed in 2008 with the loss of 60 jobs, according to Ambition North Wales.
What to watch next
The next evidence should be physical completion of the clearance and decontamination, followed by planning applications or signed occupiers. Until then, the scheme has funding, a defined remediation plan and stated targets, but not 223 confirmed jobs.