In 1992 (I think) the Llandudno Heritage Trust, along with others, commissioned a report into the Resort's future. The steering was done by David Hughes, of the Home Front Experience. The report looked at every aspect of Llandudno and eventually came out with three things: firstly, they thought the Great Orme was the most valuable asset the town possessed. Secondly, they considered that long terms plans with regard to the promenade and West shore needed to be commissioned and studied. Thirdly, they noted that the lack of parking was one of the main obstacles to the target demographic staying in Llandudno. Llandudno, they reasoned, has maintained the Victorian concept very carefully and and seen its heyday in the 1950s. These twin characteristics meant that nostalgia was the most significant force driving off-season visiting, but that very asset meant the target demographic was ageing, and thus more dependent on their car.
One interesting idea, BTW, was to create new, multi-storey car parks but site them behind the façade of unused hotels. So, for instance, a new car park could be built on the Clarence site, but it would still appear - to all intents and purposes - to be the Clarence hotel. Another option is to devise an efficient off-site parking system, perhaps similar to what the Grand used to have. Suppose, for example, that eight smaller hotels on the front came together to lease a piece of land somewhere else in town. Those same hotels could then employ - between them - say, 3 drivers, who would park and retrieve cars for the guests.
There are no simple answers to the car parking issue, and it's unlikely to improve in the short term. On a typical working day, for instance, St Mary's Road is heaving from dawn to dusk with those working in the town.