County to seek funds for public toilets and play facilities in Llangollen

* County Hall in Ruthin.

The facelift of public toilets and the improvement of play facilities in Llangollen are among five projects which Denbighshire County Council will put forward for UK Government funding following a decision by the cabinet today (Tuesday)

In September 2025, the UK Government announced £1.5M of capital funding for every Welsh local authority through the Pride in Place Impact Fund (PiPIF).

This fund aims to deliver visible improvements to high streets and enhance places and community assets, particularly in areas not benefiting from the separate £20M Pride in Place (PiP) Fund.

Following cabinets decision to endorse the selection process, the projects will now be submitted for PiPIF funding to the UK Government and delivered by March 2027. 

The projects are:

Scheme of refurbishment for priority Public Toilets in Key Towns – The project will look to refurbish the public conveniences across the county as identified within the public convenience’s strategy. This will include the installation of contactless payment and refurbishment to reflect individual condition reviews. These refurbishments will include the public conveniences in Llangollen, Rhyl, Prestatyn, St Asaph, Rhuddlan and Ruthin.

Accessible Play Scheme: Additional accessible play equipment and access to rural communities – This is a project that will seek to enhance the accessible play offer in various rural locations within the County using accessible equipment and entry/exit ways. The accessible play offer will expand to Llangollen, Y Wern, Llandrillo, School Field, Corwen, Nant-y-Pandy, Glyndyfrdwy, Coed Afon and Maes-Y-Dre, Ruthin.

Town Centre Property Development Grant Scheme – This grant scheme will look to address eyesore high street properties and has been successfully delivered previously through the Shared Prosperity Fund which is due to end in March. The project will take effect county wide.

Also included are customer toilets at Bodelwyddan Country Park and turning one of the car parks at Barkby Beach, Prestatyn  into a space for motorhomes

Councillor Jason McLellan, Leader and Lead Member for Economic Growth & Tackling Deprivation, said: “The decision that cabinet has made highlights the commitment that Denbighshire County Council has in securing external funding to deliver projects that will bring a range of benefits across Denbighshire.

“These five projects will bring benefits to the local community and were specifically chosen as they already met the PiPIF criteria, were within budget and can be delivered by the deadline.”