A planning decision on the major planned £300m Rhydycar West ski slope and leisure resort in Merthyr Tydfil is expected to be made after the summer, those behind the project say. In an update on the plans, they said it is currently under review by the Merthyr Tydfil Council, adding that over recent months they have been awaiting critical feedback from the council planning department. They said that certain feedback has now been received, allowing them to move everything forward with greater clarity and urgency.
They have already requested further meetings with the council and in particular the planning department to expedite the decision-making process. Owned by Marvel Limited, Rhydycar West is a near 550-acre site with the aim being to create the largest indoor sports and leisure facilities in the area. The plan is for it to be one of the première tourist destinations in the UK with an indoor snow centre, indoor and outdoor adventure centre, indoor tropical waterpark, luxury spa and family resort hotel wings, sport and value hotel wing and woodland lodges.
READ MORE: By-election set for Merthyr Tydfil Council seat after councillor steps down READ MORE: The 'epic mismanagement' of UK's biggest open cast coal mine where mistakes must never be repeated The resort will include a conference centre, hotel rooms and the largest and longest indoor snow centre in the UK, one of the longest in the world at around 400m. It is predicted to result in around 1,500 direct employment opp.