Plans have been submitted for a major new parcel distribution centre at Parc Bryn Cegin Business Park in Bangor, with facilities for almost 400 delivery vans.
The full planning application, submitted to Gwynedd Council on 5 November 2026, proposes a large storage and distribution warehouse on approximately 8.8 hectares (21.7 acres) of land at Parc Bryn Cegin, Llandygai.
The development would operate as a ‘last-mile’ distribution centre, where parcels are received and collected by delivery vans for delivery to homes and businesses across the surrounding area.
According to the planning documents, the proposed warehouse would provide approximately 6,630 square metres (71,365 sq ft) of floor space, together with ancillary offices, staff welfare facilities and a service yard.
The plans also include storage and marshalling facilities for 392 delivery vans, along with 120 car parking spaces, including six disabled parking bays. There would also be six motorcycle spaces and 28 cycle parking spaces.
The scale of the proposed operation is reflected in the extensive van storage facilities, although the application does not specify how many parcels would be processed each day or how many delivery vehicles would be operating daily.
The main warehouse building would measure approximately 92 metres long and 64 metres wide, reaching a maximum height of 14.2 metres.
Vehicle access would be provided via the existing Parc Bryn Cegin Business Park road network, connecting to the A5 roundabout. Separate routes would be provided for heavy goods vehicles, delivery vans and staff vehicles.
The development is expected to create employment opportunities during construction and once the facility becomes operational, although the planning documents examined do not specify how many jobs could be created.
The proposals also include landscaping and planting to reinforce existing vegetation around the site, which is close to the Dyffryn Ogwen Landscape of Outstanding Historic Interest and the UNESCO North Wales Slate Landscape World Heritage Site.
A pre-application consultation was carried out earlier this year, with letters sent to 71 nearby addresses, including 60 residential properties and 11 businesses.
According to the consultation report, no responses were received from community consultees during that exercise.
The identity of the company that would ultimately operate the distribution centre has not been disclosed in the documents examined.
The full application, reference C26/0682/16/LL, can be viewed on Cyngor Gwynedd’s Planning Portal.
The public consultation period is scheduled to close on 1 December 2026, with the council’s Planning Committee due to determine the application in due course.
Photo: Parc Bryn Cegin, BBC
