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| Funfair demolition plan is backed | Funfair demolition plan is backed |
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| A plan to demolish the traditional seafront funfair at Rhyl, replacing it with a multi-million pound development, has been backed by council planners. | A plan to demolish the traditional seafront funfair at Rhyl, replacing it with a multi-million pound development, has been backed by council planners. |
| More than 200 apartments, cafes, a supermarket, pubs and offices are planned for the site. | More than 200 apartments, cafes, a supermarket, pubs and offices are planned for the site. |
| Rhyl includes some of the most deprived areas in Wales, and the scheme is part of ongoing investment in the resort. | Rhyl includes some of the most deprived areas in Wales, and the scheme is part of ongoing investment in the resort. |
| Denbighshire's full council will now consider the Ocean Beach plan, when a final decision will be made. | Denbighshire's full council will now consider the Ocean Beach plan, when a final decision will be made. |
| The local authority's planning officers had recommended the scheme for the West End of the town for approval, subject to conditions. | The local authority's planning officers had recommended the scheme for the West End of the town for approval, subject to conditions. |
| The proposed £85m scheme put forward by Manchester company Modus Properties includes apartments, offices and a hotel, but not the historic funfair. | The proposed £85m scheme put forward by Manchester company Modus Properties includes apartments, offices and a hotel, but not the historic funfair. |
| The redevelopment is also offering affordable housing and a conference centre. | The redevelopment is also offering affordable housing and a conference centre. |
| The company says the project would have a continental feel with an urban park and a modern boulevard. They believe it would be a landmark development in the future of the town. | The company says the project would have a continental feel with an urban park and a modern boulevard. They believe it would be a landmark development in the future of the town. |
| Development Director Damian Flood said: "We are very pleased to have overcome this first planning hurdle. | Development Director Damian Flood said: "We are very pleased to have overcome this first planning hurdle. |
| The traditional seafront will go if the plans win final approval | |
| "There is still a long way to go and we will now start preparing for the referral to the Welsh Assembly Government. | "There is still a long way to go and we will now start preparing for the referral to the Welsh Assembly Government. |
| "However, we are still happy with the significant step forward the scheme has taken. With everything going to plan, we should be on site by the end of 2007." | "However, we are still happy with the significant step forward the scheme has taken. With everything going to plan, we should be on site by the end of 2007." |
| Town councillor Ian Armstrong said the development would change Rhyl's image for good. | Town councillor Ian Armstrong said the development would change Rhyl's image for good. |
| "I think it's a good thing, not only for Rhyl West, the whole of Rhyl will benefit from it . "Rhyl West and the whole of Rhyl is on the up, there's no doubt about it," he said. | "I think it's a good thing, not only for Rhyl West, the whole of Rhyl will benefit from it . "Rhyl West and the whole of Rhyl is on the up, there's no doubt about it," he said. |
| John Povah, a retired fisherman who lives in the area, said: "Anything's got to be better. | John Povah, a retired fisherman who lives in the area, said: "Anything's got to be better. |
| "This new complex could make a huge difference to the West End." | "This new complex could make a huge difference to the West End." |
| But some people who cater for the tourists attracted by the promenade say the town will lose out and the new scheme offers little for visitors. | But some people who cater for the tourists attracted by the promenade say the town will lose out and the new scheme offers little for visitors. |