Agreement reached on school move

MINISTERS TO MAKE FINAL DECISION ON £66M SITE

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THE next step in a plan to relocate a school blighted by the RAAC crumbling concrete crisis has been approved.

Anglesey Council has agreed to proceed with plans to relocate Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi in Holy-head to a new £66m school building.

As part of the statutory process, councillors considered an “objection report’ which will now be submitted to Welsh ministers for a final decision before the relocation begins.

At a meeting last week, the council's executive also author-ised officers to issue notice of the final decision, following approval of the proposal by Welsh ministers, expected in March.

It also agreed to commit to fund the council's contribution towards the project costs, including transitional costs incurred from 2025/26 onwards.

The ageing school was one of the first hit during the RAAC concrete crisis in 2023, and has needed costly maintenance.

The council had considered options for the school, eventually proposing relocating pupils to a newly built school, the favoured site on land near Holyhead Leisure Centre.