Planning permission has today been granted for improvements to the pit area at Anglesey Circuit.The £1m development includes 22 new garages and a three storey race control centre.

The control centre will include a paddock office for signing on and race administration on the ground floor, viewing for timekeepers, race officials and stewards on the first floor, and commentator and press offices on the third floor.

This iconic building, designed by Llangefni based architects Russell Hughes will be constructed using state of the art materials.

Anglesey Circuit’s Operations Director, Richard Peacock, said that the work could begin this year now that planning permission has been granted.

“Following the reconfiguration of Anglesey Circuit in 2006/7, we have striven to continually improve the facility here. The addition of Vallelunga kerbing, marshals posts and sturdy pit wall have all made a huge difference to the circuit, but the benefits that this new control tower and garages will provide to our customers will be immense, whether they are participating in a track day, or are professional racing teams.

“I am confident that our pit lane facilities will be comparable with any of the UK’s leading circuits.

“An influencing factor in deciding the extent of this project is the high level of interest in Enduro type events. This development will complete Phase 2 of the TRAC Project.”

Local tourism businesses, especially accommodation providers, and the local economy which is already reaping the rewards of having a major racing venue on it’s doorstep could benefit even more with bigger and better events coming to Anglesey for racing.

Heritage Minister, Alun Ffred Jones, visited the circuit on 17 March as part of Wales Tourism Week and announced that it will benefit from £200,000 funding from the Welsh Assembly Government.

The circuit, in an eco-friendly fashion, feeds electricity from its wind turbine back to the grid.  In 2009, Trac Môn won the Tourism and Environment award in the Anglesey Tourism Awards and is competing with Atlanta Motorsports Park in Georgia to be the first carbon neutral circuit.  They were the first UK circuit to commit to the government’s Energy Efficient Motor Sport programme in 2007.

Richard Peacock, continued by saying, “We are very pleased that Mr Jones visited Anglesey Circuit, it gave him the opportunity to see the scale of the facility here and to see the site prior to the new development taking place.“