Artist\ s impression of the new Llangefni primary school. Screengrab from planning documents. Scaled back proposals for a multi million pound primary school have been approved in Anglesey’s county town. The authority’s Planning Committee unanimously backed amended plans for the new primary school at Bryn Meurig, Llangefni, when they met on Wednesday. Originally approved in 2019, the field on the junction of Cildwrn Road and the B4422 had been earmarked for the new primary a stone’s throw from the existing Ysgol Corn Hir site. But after a decision was made in December to keep the 69 pupil Ysgol Bodffordd open – which was set to be amalgamated with Ysgol Corn Hir – Anglesey Council decided to scale back the plans in light of the reduced capacity.
Ysgol Gynradd y Talwrn, Anglesey. Screengrab from Google Streetview. Opponents of plans to shut an Anglesey primary school have failed in their latest bid to block a £6m reorganisation of education in the Llangefni area. Meeting on Thursday, the council’s Corporate Scrutiny Committee voted to recommend the closure of Ysgol Talwrn and to build an extention at Ysgol y Graig which will increase the capacity of the 2009-built school to 480. The recommendation, which will now go to the Executive for a final decision next week, would see the 38-pupil school close after the new block at the Llangefni primary is completed by the summer of 2023.