The moving bollards system on Station Road seems ill-considered to me (to put it mildly), and I think it should be removed - or switched off completely - regardless of whether the road is de-pedestrianised. There are two sets of bollards; the main purpose of the ones halfway down the road are (I'm told, by the council) to prevent vehicles turning the wrong way from an access alley into Station Road. This seems remarkable overkill considering that only a handful of vehicles per day use the access alley - mainly bins/utility vehicles. Bollards are a very expensive solution here - a "No Right Turn" sign would've been adequate.
Also, outside the strict cut-off time (11am-4pm when the top bollards remain fixed upright), they no longer provide a deterrent to cars taking a short cut down Station Road (which was one of the council's original stated purposes). Too many people - including taxis, etc - know the bollards move, allowing access, between 4pm-11am - making the operation of the bollards pointless during this time.
So, you have the absurd situation of the bollards constantly going up and down with the accompanying tape loop:
"WARNING, BOLLARDS IN MOTION... WARNING, BOLLARDS IN MOTION" (repeated four times for each vehicle - twice in English; twice in Welsh) in the early evening when there's a procession of people taking a short cut down Station Road when travelling home from work, etc. I pity the poor residents in the apartments in Station Road who get this tape-loop repeatedly in the evening.
So, whatver the plans, I hope somebody considers the bollards. Down with the bollards!