MORE than 100 jobs will be created if a new complex in an industrial estate in Porthmadog gets the go-ahead.

Two new retail stores, a 60-bedroom hotel with an attached cafe/restaurant and a 174-space car park are planned for Porthmadog’s Penamser Industrial Estate, bringing the jobs to the area.

A garden centre is also included in the plans.

The project, which it is estimated will cost around £8m, is expected to create 40 jobs during its two-year construction phase and up to 75 jobs when the complex is up and running.

It is not known which businesses will occupy the stores, although Premier Inn are rumoured to be the company opening the hotel.

According to an Economic Benefits Summary, the new 60-bedroom hotel is expected to attract 14,900 extra visitors to the area every year, pumping an extra £550,000 into the local economy.

The report also suggests that the extra money and footfall would sustain five extra jobs in leisure and tourism.

The proposals by developer Morbaine Limited will go before Gwynedd Council’s planning committee next Monday, 24 July, and they are recommended for approval, with conditions.

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