A NEW £3.5 million library will be built in Abergavenny as part of the re-development of the Cattle Market.

The newlibrary will replace the one in Baker Street and be built on land retained by the council, while the rest of the site will be sold to supermarket chain Morrisons.

The £11 million scheme to demolish the Cattle Market and slaughterhouses, creating 280 jobs, will make way for a 25,000 sq ft store and parking for 269 cars, was approved by the planning committee earlier this week.

The 10,500 sq ft library will create four full-time and three part-time jobs.

The two-storey building will feature a curved facade and a reading garden.

Cllr Bob Greenland, cabinet member for modernisation, enterprise and communication, previously said the council is committed to providing a new library for the town.

Work is likely to start at the same time as Morrisons builds its store. Plans for a library were included as part of a previous deal with Henry Boot Ltd to bring Asda to the town.

The £11 million scheme collapsed last year and Morrisons became the new developer.

Funding for the project will come fromthe cash generated from the sale of the site.

Both the library and Morrisons supermarket cannot be built until a replacement cattle market is in place.

The council has approved a planning application for a market to be built at Bryngwyn, near Raglan.