Levelling Up Fund: Prestatyn High Street public realm

Project background

We are looking at making improvements to how Prestatyn High Street looks and feels.

Key points

We hope the project will:

1. Make public areas look and feel nicer
2. Make it easier to access the town centre from key locations such as the retail park, railway station and bus station
3. Improve signage around the town so people can find their way around more easily
4. Encourage greater tourism and investment in the town, and encourage people to support independent retailers

Current position

• A project team is now in place
• Project funding is in place to improve the public realm (visible space) in Prestatyn High Street
• The estimated timescale for completion of the project is October 2027
• Site information gathering has been carried out, discussions have taken place with landowners and technical specialists to understand what may be possible at the project sites and relevant ecological surveys have been undertaken
• Public consultation took place April 2025 to gain views to feed into the initial designs.

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This information will be available soon.

Consultation

Following feedback received from the Prestatyn High Street improvement scheme consultation, we will be trialling a new way of getting into the retail park.

Between 18 and 24 August 2025 visitors driving to the retail park will turn onto Nant Hall Road instead of down the High Street to help alleviate congestion on the High Street.

Vehicles travelling to Parc Prestatyn from the B5120 (and Penisadre Road) will be directed down Nant Hall Road (illustrated in green below). This is different from the current directed route via High Street and Bridge Road (illustrated in red below):

Map data: Google

This is not a mandatory trial so no Traffic Regulation Order or Temporary Traffic Regulation Order will be needed.

Findings from the trial will be shared in the autumn.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much money has Prestatyn received from UK Government for this project?

Just over £3 million has been awarded to this project to improve Prestatyn High Street. However, this amount must cover all project costs and not just construction.

What has the funding been awarded for?

To deliver 250m² of public realm improvements on Prestatyn High Street.

Are there any designs yet?

No, not yet. We are gathering feedback from a range of stakeholders to help inform the design. Feedback received from our first consultation will also help the design team to complete this work.

I have heard you are just talking to small groups of people; how do I add my views?

Please refer to the section above for further information about the consultation.

Once designs for this project are ready, will there be further consultation on the proposals?

Responses received to our information gathering survey will help inform initial designs. We look forward to hearing people’s views. It is important for us that you continue to be involved throughout the project, so we will ask for more feedback on any further designs we develop.

How will you keep people informed?

Information about the project as it evolves will be available on the Council’s website as well as through the following means:

• Information in the local media.
• Updates on Denbighshire’s social media channels – please follow our Facebook (external website) and X (formerly Twitter) (external website) pages for regular updates.
• Through our Pride of Place and Natural Environment: Rhyl, Prestatyn and Denbigh mailing list - to be added to the mailing list please register on our website.
• Posters in key community locations to promote local consultation as we acknowledge not everyone is online.
• Promotion through local partners' own communication networks.

Will I get to see what people have said?

This is not a statutory consultation process so there is no requirement for the Council to publish individual responses. However, the Council will produce reports on the findings of our consultations. These will be made publicly available when they are ready.

Will the planned works be carbon neutral or even carbon positive?

As we have not yet designed the project, we do not know what the carbon impact will be. However, in 2019, the Council declared a Climate Emergency and has set ambitious targets to be Carbon Zero by 2030, more information can be found on our website. The carbon impact will therefore be a key consideration when designing and delivering the project.