Crindau Marina is a possible development in Crindau, Newport. The

marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...

would provide opportunities for new housing, shops and leisure facilities focused around a waterside location.

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, the Newport urban regeneration company, have secured £75,000 of funding from the

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’s ‘Catching the Wave’ action plan (to stimulate coastal economies in

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), to consider the possibility of a developing a marina in Crindau. The marina would be part of the regeneration of Newport as a whole.

The marina's objectives

* Making a feature of the

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terminus in Crindau * New housing and retail development * Waterside leisure facilities and riverside park * Improved access to the area * New business premises, where required, to accommodate new and existing businesses

References

Newport Unlimited - Crindau Gateway
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