Only just had a look at the new Pier Pavilion development submissions. I suspect this version is kind of what they intended all along. Cynic that I am, I think the previous version was made to look as unsympathetic to the surroundings as possible - not just wrong in basic concept (which is the real problem), but cosmetically it looked wrong in every possible way (as if they had a computer-design program with a "First Submission Crassly Unsympathetic" option.
The new version's appearance is obviously more sympathetic to the surroundings, but it's the same oversized, overbearing, heavy-handed concept. The developer is quoted as saying that he "has worked hard to design a building sympathetic to the seaside resort’s Victorian landscape and surroundings."
Well, he's failed miserably on that score, in my opinion. But if his real aim was to cram as much money-generating bulk into the space available, regardless of how it affects the area, then he's "succeeded".
The point to me is that Llandudno should set the bar much, much, much higher than this. It's such a beautiful town, rich in architecture, stunning scenery - it's got everything. And this is one of the prime spots. Yet this is the kind of thing you'd expect to see built at any characterless urban development or resort. Tragic.