A huge 900-home development and potentially a new school could transform a large area of Porthcawl under new proposals. The plans will go out for consultation this month after Bridgend Council announced it was seeking views on proposals for its ongoing regeneration of the area.
The houses would be based on almost 20 hectares of land in the Sandy Bay and Griffin Park area which could become part of a major development that would reshape the front of the popular seaside town in the coming years. The council will soon publicise a notice of intention outlining how it intends to appropriate the land and consider any representations that may be received before making a decision.
Under council plans the site, which includes the popular amusement park, will become available for a mixed-use development that would include retail, commercial, recreational, and housing and leisure opportunities. With Griffin Park expanded and approximately 900 homes introduced to the site alongside facilities for new businesses and visitors a new road would also be constructed and there would also either be a new school or expanded educational facilities. It is a development that would run alongside the previously-announced construction of a new Aldi store to be built on Salt Lake car park’s north side.
