Decision time for controversial Llandudno sea defence scheme
The decision to dump thousand of tons of stone on the sand at North Shore sparked an outcry - now two entirely different schemes are being considered
Since then a coastal forum, including councillors, council officers and interested members of the public, has been prevaricating over what to do next - as it's estimated sea levels could rise by between 0.89-1.21m over the next 100 years.
As a result of those deliberations councillors are being asked to choose between two entirely different schemes for North Shore, in a bid to access some of the £150m on offer from Welsh Government as part of its Coastal Risk Management Programme.
The preferred - and cheapest - option for officers is to continue with the status quo of a cobble bank but increase the height of the promenade wall at a total cost of around £6.7m. This would include periodic maintenance of West Shore's defences.
The second option, to remove the cobbles, replace sand and manage erosion by the use of timber groynes would cost almost £24m according to officers.
If the bid to get the work done in Llandudno was successful 85% of the scheme costs would be refunded by Welsh Government, leaving Conwy county council with a bill of either £1m or £3.6m to be met from capital budgets.
A public event in 2019 found locals "strongly requested CCBC pursued the option at North Shore to replace the existing coastal defence mechanism protecting the revetment (cobble) with sand and control structures".
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