Location Strategy: Aberwystwyth Office

On 16th November 2004, I announced that the location for the new Assembly Government office in Mid Wales would be in the Aberystwyth area.

Work to identify a suitable site has progressed rapidly and I am pleased to announce that, following an extensive site search and period of commercial negotiations, the preferred site for the new office will be at Parc-y-Llyn.  

The new office in Aberystwyth is planned to be occupied by spring 2008, and will be of a high quality, reflecting the Assembly’s commitment to environmental and sustainability issues.  This is a manageable timetable that will take account of the needs of our staff and give the Welsh Assembly Government a more active, practical presence in Aberystwyth. Within the office there will be a ‘First Stop Shop’ for our citizens to provide them with access to information and our services.  Ceredigion Council will also be building a new office on the same site and we have worked in partnership with them to purchase the land and will continue to do so in the next phase of finding a construction partner.

This is a significant step in our plan to move more of the services directly provided by Assembly Government departments closer to communities, thereby providing good career opportunities for the workforce in their local areas and better reflecting the diversity of the citizens of Wales.