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Development at the Port of Milford Haven could lead to 700 new full and part time jobs in South Wales if plans are passed by Pembrokeshire County Council.

The £70 million plans to reshape Milford Waterfront with a host of leisure facilities like cafes, bars, restaurants and hotels could create hundreds of jobs for the Welsh town, according to developers.

The original plans had a heavy emphasis on retail space at the development but the details have morphed over the last few months to give more prominence to leisure areas for locals and visitors to frequent.

Port of Milford Haven’s development director, Neil Jenkins, said: “We have worked hard on fine-tuning the plans over the past couple of years to ensure they are in line with market trends and are confident that we’re now in a position to deliver a fantastic development in a unique waterfront setting which will provide huge economic benefits to the Pembrokeshire and Welsh economies.”

“Work has already started on site for a new Costa Coffee Drive-Thru at Milford Waterfront, a new visitor centre has been opened within the museum and later this year we’ll be launching a new holiday let overlooking the Haven as well as four Floatel Cabins in the marina with terraces overlooking the water.”

“It’s an exciting time for the area and we look forward to receiving feedback from the local authority,” added Mr Jenkins.

Explaining the reshaping of the plans from retail to leisure, a Port of Milford Haven spokesperson said: “The previous plans were centred largely around a retail development but as a result of market changes the development will now be leisure-led and the food retail store has been replaced with a large indoor leisure facility, offering an interactive digitally-led experience for all ages which will be open all year round.

“A second upmarket hotel has been added in line with the desire to create a leisure and tourist destination and a high quality restaurant on stilts is envisaged for the north end of the marina, which can be accessed from the marina or from the quayside,” added the spokesperson.

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