It won’t be long now until the highly-anticipated revival of Porthcawl’s iconic ‘Cosy Corner’ is complete. It is hoped that everything will be ready in time for the summer, but there has been a key change as the opening of the different facilities will now be in two stages.
The first phase of the plan which will be finished in time for summer will mean facilities including the all-new stone and glass-clad building with five retail units, meeting space for community use, offices for the harbour master, public toilets, changing facilities for users of the nearby marina and more. But the council is looking for additional funding for the planned outdoor children’s play area, which is hoped to be finished in the second phase in the development.
The £2.4m development has already cost Bridgend Council a pretty penny- as they also approved an extra £265,000 two months ago after asbestos was discovered at the site. It meant that 2,000 tonnes of new soil to bring the site to formation level had to be bought, and material that was unsuitable had to be replaced as a result of potential asbestos contamination.
