Like every town and city there are key development sites in Llanelli where progress ranges from very little, to well under way, to completed. Some are being driven forward by Carmarthenshire Council, others by private owners or a trust. The aim of all of them is to secure viable uses of buildings and land, and help revitalise the town Here is the latest on five sites in or around the town centre: Land at Maes Y Gors, Tyisha Carmarthenshire Council knocked down four blocks of 1960s flats - Ty Elizabeth, Ty Cydwel, Ty Meriel, and Ty Howard - two years ago.
The buildings consisted of 44 flats and maisonettes and were deemed past their best. The demolition was part of a wider plan agreed by the council's cabinet in 2019 to revitalise the area, following a consultation with residents. The aim was to replace the flats with more modern housing and introduce offices, shops and community facilities in Tyisha.
"It is time for change and by working together we really can make this happen," said cabinet member for housing, Cllr Linda Evans, in October, 2019. Funding of £9.3 million was allocated to the Transforming Tyisha project, as it was known.
The Covid pandemic hit in March, 2020, affecting all manner of regeneration projects. In August, 2021, Cllr Evans said the council was seeking a developer to build a range of housing and re-landscape the Tyisha area, and a blueprint showing a potential "boulevard" from the train station to the town centre was published. In September, 2021, cab.