A "tired"-looking area of Swansea which hasn't been given a fresh new makeover since the 1960s looks finally poised to get a bit of TLC. Cwmbwrla Square has regular footfall every day with many businesses including the Three Sisters, Nisa Local, Ladbrokes, and Premier Hire situated in the area.
The enhancement works would see paving slabs power-washed and broken slabs replaced, large trees planted, new benches among the trees, new bins installed, a damaged wall removed, and the construction of a planter with a triangular space, the installation of hanging baskets on existing lampposts, and the installation of seasonal planters to the top of railings. The draft proposals are currently in their infancy but they have received backing from those in the community including councillor Peter Black who said he felt it would "generally lift the whole area." Get Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
Mr Black said: "The revamp is needed as no significant refresh of the area has taken place since the Sixties and it has grown tired. We are hoping that by renewing paving and greening the area it will become a much more pleasant place for people to shop, help to sustain existing businesses, and generally lift the whole area. This is especially so since the post office opened there."
It is not the only potential change afoot in the area. Last year we reported how a nearby plot of land left derelict for nearly a decade – after the 19th-century Libanus Chapel in Cwmbwrla, which sat there was set on fire in suspected early morning arson attack in 2012 – had gone up for sale. Hunt & Thorne Chartered Surveyors have put the land up for sale for the price of £75,000. The 0.15-acre site is being marketed as having the potential for residential redevelopment on an "irregular-shaped site which overlooks the Cwmbwrla roundabout". It remains up for sale but is currently under offer.
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