Before going to have a look at the improvements on the West Shore Sea Defence I had a read of what the experts had to say on the mater and have copied it below:-
On 26 March 2024, the Welsh Government approved the Full Business Case for the Llandudno Coastal Improvements Scheme, with a possible investment of up to £5.2m.
The scheme addresses the present day flood risk to the town. In Llandudno, up to 4,982 residential properties and 1,056 commercial properties are at risk of coastal flooding in the next 50 years, and these will benefit from this investment in reducing flood risk.
The proposed scheme will make improvements to the current defence system at known weak points. It will provide a more reliable and consistent standard of protection for Llandudno. The project will also address the risk of existing defences being outflanked during storms.
On arrival I was completely underwhelmed to see the dwarf wall that has been featured in the paper. It serves no purpose at all and seems a waste of money. There is already a second sea defence in existence where the promenade is and a third one if you include the wall by the roadside. That third wall goes from near the Toll Gate to where the Dwarf wall is now
If you look at the photos of the pillars on the promenade and the pavement you can see the grooves where planks or logs were fitted when storms were expected. Sometimes the Council never placed the barriers in position and I have seen small amounts of water coming from the North Shore and flowing into Clonmel Street.
Cambrian reminded me of the time that the West Shore by the Tram Terminus was flooded in 1967 and I am starting to wonder if the Council didn't have these barriers in place and that was the reason for the flooding. We'll never know the answer to that question but surely it makes sense to stop the sea water coming over in the first place and any improvements should be by the sea and not by the pavement
