Just what the council along with these brain-dead people is the fact that all these developments have destroyed Rhyl.
It used to be a lovely place but a clear case of (The incompetent Council and Lowlife Developers) all know best and have run this town to the ground!
All very sad and very true and the Queen's Market and Ballroom (just freshly destroyed by the beloved council) is yet another example of this.
It has never been about what locals want, just what the council and developers want, also see (Wrexham and Colwyn Bay for further proof!)
Shoppers in a Denbighshire seaside town were given a glimpse of what could have been when concept images were released of a major retail revamp. Designs for the White Rose Shopping Centre, Rhyl, included a new 60-bed seafront hotel and 200 residential units.
Artists' impressions were released online this week and local residents were quick to embrace them. “Hope this comes off, it looks great,” said one. Another added: “It would be awesome if they go through with it.”
Todd Architects, a top 100 UK practice, drew up the plans when it was asked by the site’s previous owners, Killultagh Estates, to explore mixed-use options for the center, built-in 1984. The firm imagined commercial offices sitting above the shops and a new hotel overlooking the seafront
Its designs also included 200 residential units arranged in clusters, sitting above a car park and service yards on the perimeter of the site. However a planning application wasn’t submitted and, in October 2020, its Irish owners put the site up for auction. Offers over £1.1m were also invited.
Days before the auction, it was sold to a private investor for an undisclosed sum. When Todd Architects showcased its designs on its website this week, there was hope within Rhyl that the new owner might still proceed with the redevelopment.
North Wales Live can reveal this isn’t going to happen. Owners Gatehouse Property Management, Glasgow, confirmed the concept designs were for a “historic project” and the firm would not be taking it forward.
Work on another major town center project began a month ago when Bodelwyddan-based Wynne Construction started groundworks on the new Queen’s Market, the latest stage in Rhyl’s regeneration. The £12.6 market will be located in the newly developed Queens Building.
It will provide a mixed-use hall offering artisan eateries, retail, and events space. Work is expected to be completed by summer 2023.
Some residents doubt there is an appetite for further retail redevelopment in the town. “Most of the big retailers have shifted their priorities to online shopping,” said one man, referring to the White Rose concept on Facebook. “Even if they were to be built as retail outlets, where is the money in people’s pockets going to come from?”
The proposed seafront hotel attracted more enthusiasm, though this too has been scrapped. Existing hotels, such as the Premier Inn and Travelodge, are said to have good occupancy rates and businesses would like to see more year-round visits with less reliance on summer day-trippers.
“We had friends wanting to stay here in July as they were going to our wedding,” said one woman. “Couldn’t get in a hotel anywhere here. They ended up in a caravan, paying way over the odds.”
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