Significant developments are taking place in Corwen town centre as a result of substantial investment from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF).
During the first round of LUF, Denbighshire County
Council was successful in its joint application with Wrexham County Borough
Council for the Clwyd South Constituency, which was supported by Simon Baynes
MP. Denbighshire secured £3.8 million to invest in the communities of
Llangollen, Llantysilio, Corwen and surrounding areas.
Following the LUF investment towards the completion
of the new Corwen heritage railway station, two further projects are due to
commence soon in Corwen with the aim of rejuvenating the surrounding highway
area of the high street and improving town centre infrastructure.
The Council will manage a project to improve the
highway and public realm within the town centre and has recently contracted Tom
James Construction Services Ltd. to undertake the works, which will be
completed in two phases.
The first phase of work started on Monday July 3 for two weeks on the Corwen highway improvement
scheme. The scheme involves a number of improvements on the A5, surrounding
high street and Green Lane car park.
There will be temporary traffic signals on the A5
and Green Lane during new pavement works and temporary pedestrian crossings
will also be used to minimise disruption.
The public realm improvements will consist of a
general freshen up of the current paving slabs, replacement of broken street
furniture and painting of signs and metal work. There will also be installation
of bollards, bins and a pedestrian guardrail as well as creating a designated
area within the high street for a Christmas tree to be erected each year. This
is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 4 for up to six weeks.
As part of these town centre improvements, Cadwyn
Adfywio will be undertaking an external refurbishment project to preserve
Canolfan Llys Owain (former HSBC bank) on the high street. This is expected to
include new replacement windows, guttering and rendering. The project will
improve the visual appearance of a key heritage building and safeguard it for
ongoing use by the community.
The external improvements to Canolfan Llys Owain
are due to start towards the end of summer 2023.
Cllr Jason McLellan, Council Leader and Lead Member
for Economic Growth & Tackling Deprivation said: “We are delighted to be
moving forward with these projects to help improve town centre infrastructure
in Corwen. The Council will work closely with local businesses and residents
throughout this process to ensure disruption is minimised and any concerns or
issues are identified and addressed as soon as possible throughout the duration
of the works.
“We hope that this investment in the area will help
to address the needs of both residents and visitors in the South of
Denbighshire.”
* You can find more information about the Levelling up Fund in Denbighshire on the Denbighshire County Council website: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/community-and-living/community-development/levelling-up-fund/levelling-up-fund-luf.aspx
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