Face-to-face consultation on 2020 plan gets underway

* Yesterday was the first day of the exhibition outside the Town Hall 

where people are being briefed on the 2020 plan.

Face-to-face public consultation on the £1.7 million plan to streamline Llangollen's traffic and parking system got underway yesterday (Monday).

And the area's MP, Simon Baynes, has urged local people to "have your voices heard" on the 2020 scheme.

The proposals are intended to improve the public realm along Castle Street by replacing the existing kerbs and footway paving with high-quality materials.

It will also see the removal of on-street parking from Castle Street and from the Abbey Road/Castle Street junction to enable the adjacent pavements to be widened and reduce parking-related congestion on Castle Street. 

Other proposals include introducing a number of pedestrian dropped kerbs along Castle Street and to reduce traffic speeds by raising the road surface at some side road junctions as well as providing two loading bays for businesses on Castle Street, together with two disabled parking spaces near to Castle Street. 

It is also proposed to make Market Street one-way in a westerly direction between Castle Street and East Street and introduce a loading bay on the south side of Market Street where the temporary loading bay is currently located. 

The Castle Street improvement is part of a phased-approach to improve parking and to improve walking and cycling routes in the town. 

Members of the public can have their say on the plans online and at a public exhibition which is being held on Castle Street near to the Town Hall between now and Friday.

The exhibition is open between 10am and 4pm daily, except for Wednesday, June 23 when it will be open from 10am until 7pm. 

At the end of the first day of the exhibition yesterday, Llangollen county councillor Melvyn Mile, who is a member of the 2020 group, said there had been a steady flow of people coming to see it and added that there had been "some good feedback" on the plans on display.

The three-week consultation exercise will close on July 6. 

The county council says it will visit Castle Street businesses during week commencing June 21 to give them the opportunity to discuss the proposals with officers. 

Clwyd South MP Simon Baynes is encouraging Llangollen residents to have their say on the proposals.

He said: “We all want to see our communities thrive, especially as residents and businesses in Llangollen have struggled with restrictions over the last year. 

"But we need to make sure we get these proposals right, and that residents and business owners are happy with them. 

"This is the chance to have your voice heard and to feed back to Denbighshire Council and have your say.”