PLANS to bring sand back to Llandudno's North Shore beach will begin by next March, government officials confirm.
The scheme, which will cost around £24m according to private consultants, would see stones removed from the town’s beach area after seven years in place. Instead, sand and wooden groynes would be reintroduced as a way to break up waves as a flood defence.
It is estimated the council’s portion of the final bill for the work will be around £3.6m after helped from Welsh Government.
As well as acting to protect homes and businesses from future flood risks, councillors have said this could help boost post-Covid tourism for the coastal town.
In a previous Pioneer report, Deganwy’s cllr Julie Fallon said: “It’s a no-brainer for me that it’s going to improve tourism.
“I look forward to when I can sit on the beach with my kids and think ‘we helped to make this happen’.”
In June, Iwan Davies, CEO of Conwy county council, warned members “we will not be putting sand on the beach any time very soon” after the cabinet backed Llandudno’s new sea defence scheme.
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