A car park at a district shopping centre in Swansea is due to start making way for flats next month. Social housing provider Coastal Housing Group will build 15 flats at the pay and display car park bordered by Eversley Road and Vivian Road, Sketty.
It serves the busy Sketty Cross precinct, and some businesses have expressed concerns about a potential loss of footfall. Coastal Housing said up to 19 parking spaces would be retained for public use, including during construction, and that it was looking into bike parking and possible electric vehicle charging points. There will also be dedicated spaces for the flats.
Coastal Housing originally planned to build 17 flats, demolish four commercial units and build two new retail units. This scheme was approved by Swansea Council in 2014, despite vocal opposition, but no work got under way. The demolition and retail elements have now been dropped. You can read more stories about Swansea here.
