Llandudno Promenade And Mostyn Street Are Among Finalists Competing To Be Wales Best Place

Llandudno Promenade together with Mostyn Street is one of ten finalists competing to be crowned Wales’ Best Place in a competition run by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Cymru. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The competition celebrates some of our most attractive and inspiring places and the role planners have played in helping to protect or shape them for Welsh communities. Voting closes Friday 30 September. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cllr Graham Rees, Cabinet Member for Tourism, Marketing and Leisure, said, “It’s great to see Llandudno featured in a top 10 list like this. The striking Listed properties on the promenade, and the distinctive character of the town, are key to maintaining the attractiveness of Llandudno as a visitor destination which is so important for the local economy. I’d encourage as many people as possible to get involved and vote for Llandudno to take the top spot.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The top 10 best places in Wales have been whittled down by the Wales Best Places Judging Panel from over 200 nominations from the public. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The finalists are: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

• Aberaeron, Ceredigion
• Caernarfon, Gwynedd
• Cardiff Bay Inner Harbour, Cardiff
• Denbigh, Denbighshire
• Gower, Swansea
• The Hayes, Cardiff
• Llandudno Promenade and Mostyn Street
• Merthyr Tydfil Town Centre, Merthyr Tydfil
• Snowdonia
• Tenby, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

The public can now vote for their favourite which will be crowned Wales’ Best Place. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Peter Lloyd, Chair of RTPI Cymru said, “The competition has reminded us of the passion we have for places we love. The finalists, places clearly loved by the public, have been protected, carefully planned or improved by the planning system. I encourage everyone to get behind their favourite place to ensure it wins!” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The voting for Wales Best Places is being officially launched by RTPI Cymru at this year’s National Eisteddfod in Abergavenny. Similar successful competitions were held last year in England and Scotland in 2014. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Voting is open until Friday 30 September. There are 3 easy ways to vote:
1. Submit your vote online www.rtpi.org.uk/walesbestplace
2. Email it to walesbestplace@rtpi.org.uk
3. Tweet your vote for your chosen place, tagging @WalesBestPlaces ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​