AN ADDITIONAL £3million has been awarded to a scheme to redevelop Denbigh's North Wales Hospital site.

An application by Denbighshire-based Jones Bros to redevelop the 50.6-acre site of the Grade II* listed former psychiatric hospital was approved unanimously by Denbighshire County Council’s planning committee on September 8, 2021.

The plans include the building of 300 new homes, 34 new apartments and facilities for businesses, shops and leisure.

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Dr James Davies, Vale of Clwyd MP, is pleased that the project has now been provisionally allocated a total of £7m via the North Wales Growth Deal, subject to business case approval.

He expressed his hope that this means that work could proceed soon.

Dr Davies said: “The proposals for this site are exciting and will benefit Denbigh and the surrounding areas greatly.

“This hospital site project is expected to boost the local economy by £75m and create 1,200 much-needed jobs in the area for the next 10 years, and at the same time provide the area with much-needed high quality housing.

“I am therefore delighted that the project has received this additional funding from the North Wales Growth Deal, which will hopefully lead to work on site starting soon.

“The Growth Deal is a £1billion investment to the region’s economy, £240m of which is funded by the UK Government and the Welsh Government.

“As well as helping the North Wales Hospital project, the Growth Deal will help a range of other projects across the Vale of Clwyd and North Wales more widely.”

Jones Bros chairman, Huw Jones, added: "We at Jones Bros have been working on this project for the past four years and are delighted to have the support of the Growth Deal.

“This will provide guaranteed workload for our staff in North Wales over the coming years.

“We are looking forward to working in partnership with Denbighshire County Council and the North Wales Growth Fund.”