The owners of Mumbles Pier said a multi-million pound redevelopment, including a headland hotel building, will finally start to get under way this year. But family firm Ameco needs to prove to Swansea Council that it has met a five-year planning deadline, which expires next month.
It has asked the council for a certificate to confirm it has met the deadline by demolishing the former Cinderella's nightclub building which, along with the adjacent Copperfish fish and chip restaurant, was badly damaged by a fire last August. Planning agents on Ameco's behalf have argued that this demolition, in conjunction with work to meet various planning conditions, mean that the planning consent from five years ago has been lawfully implemented. If the council agrees, then the five-year deadline is lifted.
The agents' statement to the council said demolition work costing nearly £50,000 which was undertaken after the August 31 fire constituted a "material operation" in planning terms. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
