Surely Parc Llandudno is now the epicentre of town?
Venue Cymru was the first carbuncle on the seafront but it just about get's away with it, many will disagree but I think the new lifeboat station is the second and whatever is stuck on the pier will probably end up being the third the way things are going.. Whatever is built there though has to be financially viable, recreating a Victorian glass dome isn't. I can only believe those that want to leave it as a squalid hole are only concerned with loosing their sea view.
Will developing the site bring the town to it's knees? Not if it's handled correctly it shouldn't. It might make developing the site more expensive but that should be taken in to consideration when planning whatever is to be built there. As to causing accidents,fatalities even,due to building works, that argument is scraping the barrel.
Luxury apartments annoy those that can't afford them but come on, affordable houses in such a prime position? Not going to happen and besides they wouldn't stay affordable for long and they would be a design compromise on such a fine spot.
Would there be such feeling against building a new hotel? Probably not as much as there is to apartments but there doesn't seem to be any interest in such a development.
Do we want to keep and treasure our pier? Yes, we certainly do and it's economic viability should not be threatened by any development whatsoever In my humble opinion.
It's time our councillors and planners earned their crust and ensured the right thing is done for the town and so far I don't see that happening.