The Rollercoaster Life and Roundabout Times of Ocean Beach
Posted: 08 Nov 2009, 08:54
From the BBC News (August 2005)
A famous north Wales funfair could disappear if a development firm's vision for west Rhyl is realised.
Manchester-based firm Modus Properties has published an artist's impression on its website showing how the Ocean Beach fairground site could be transformed.
The proposed development includes 200 apartments, restaurants and a food store - but not the historic funfair.
Denbighshire county council said it was aware of Modus Properties' interest but no planning bid had been lodged.
The Rhyl funfair is synonymous with the seaside town, but has deteriorated in recent years.
A spokeswoman for Modus properties said the company hoped to start work on the scheme early next year, but said the project was in its "really, really early stages" and nothing could be confirmed.
From themagiceye September 2006 (Dawn)
"I cannot confirm whether or not it will be an ASDA superstore, but
sadly, by 2007 the whole of the Ocean Beach funfair will have gone. This is due to Denbighshire County Council's "redevelopment" of Rhyl's seafront into what will generally be known as "Drift Park", which in turn is part of the Rhyl Going Forward scheme.
Although it mainly involves (as far as the seafront goes) development of gardens and water features, the funfair is not part of that scheme. Current proposals for the Ocean Beach site include housing, A3 retail shops and non-food retail.
From Joyland Books (January 2007)
A planning application has been submitted by Manchester-based Modus Properties for the redevelopment of Rhyl's historic Ocean Beach Fun Fair.
The application, submitted to Denbighshire County Council in December, is for 217 apartments, an ASDA supermarket, hotel, shops, offices, cafes and restaurants.
The funfair will be completely demolished, ending more than a century of amusement park history in this part of the town.
The planning application for the Ocean Plaza development will go though a public consultation exercise before being decided by planners.
From The Liverpool Daily Post April 2009 (By KELLY FENNA )
A MULTI-MILLION pound housing and retail development on Rhyl seafront is due to restart after months of delay.
Next month, work on transforming the town's former funfair site at West Parade is set to continue.
Phase one includes the building of an Asda supermarket which will employ 470 people, it emerged last night.
Around 350 workers will transfer from the company's existing store in neighbouring Kinmel Bay, which will close when the new development is complete.
Final touches are being put to the site's flood defences before construction staff can get to work.
From Joyland Books Forum (JIM LOWE)
I was at the Ocean Beach site on 16 June and the developers have done - - -exactly nothing. The site is still empty after nearly 2 years.
From The Liverpool Daily Post Nov 2009 ( by MARTIN WILLIAMS)
ADMINISTRATORS are confident they will have found a buyer for an £85m seaside development before Christmas. Ernst and Young spoke to the Daily Post after we reported how Rhyl's Ocean Plaza project was in jeopardy.
The company took over the scheme after Manchester-based Modus Properties went into administration in June.
Last night they said parties with the "ability to complete such a transaction" have shown strong interest in the West Parade venture, which would include 200 apartments, a 60-bed hotel, supermarket and pubs.....
..Here we go again..Methinks we have been here before..
A famous north Wales funfair could disappear if a development firm's vision for west Rhyl is realised.
Manchester-based firm Modus Properties has published an artist's impression on its website showing how the Ocean Beach fairground site could be transformed.
The proposed development includes 200 apartments, restaurants and a food store - but not the historic funfair.
Denbighshire county council said it was aware of Modus Properties' interest but no planning bid had been lodged.
The Rhyl funfair is synonymous with the seaside town, but has deteriorated in recent years.
A spokeswoman for Modus properties said the company hoped to start work on the scheme early next year, but said the project was in its "really, really early stages" and nothing could be confirmed.
From themagiceye September 2006 (Dawn)
"I cannot confirm whether or not it will be an ASDA superstore, but
sadly, by 2007 the whole of the Ocean Beach funfair will have gone. This is due to Denbighshire County Council's "redevelopment" of Rhyl's seafront into what will generally be known as "Drift Park", which in turn is part of the Rhyl Going Forward scheme.
Although it mainly involves (as far as the seafront goes) development of gardens and water features, the funfair is not part of that scheme. Current proposals for the Ocean Beach site include housing, A3 retail shops and non-food retail.
From Joyland Books (January 2007)
A planning application has been submitted by Manchester-based Modus Properties for the redevelopment of Rhyl's historic Ocean Beach Fun Fair.
The application, submitted to Denbighshire County Council in December, is for 217 apartments, an ASDA supermarket, hotel, shops, offices, cafes and restaurants.
The funfair will be completely demolished, ending more than a century of amusement park history in this part of the town.
The planning application for the Ocean Plaza development will go though a public consultation exercise before being decided by planners.
From The Liverpool Daily Post April 2009 (By KELLY FENNA )
A MULTI-MILLION pound housing and retail development on Rhyl seafront is due to restart after months of delay.
Next month, work on transforming the town's former funfair site at West Parade is set to continue.
Phase one includes the building of an Asda supermarket which will employ 470 people, it emerged last night.
Around 350 workers will transfer from the company's existing store in neighbouring Kinmel Bay, which will close when the new development is complete.
Final touches are being put to the site's flood defences before construction staff can get to work.
From Joyland Books Forum (JIM LOWE)
I was at the Ocean Beach site on 16 June and the developers have done - - -exactly nothing. The site is still empty after nearly 2 years.
From The Liverpool Daily Post Nov 2009 ( by MARTIN WILLIAMS)
ADMINISTRATORS are confident they will have found a buyer for an £85m seaside development before Christmas. Ernst and Young spoke to the Daily Post after we reported how Rhyl's Ocean Plaza project was in jeopardy.
The company took over the scheme after Manchester-based Modus Properties went into administration in June.
Last night they said parties with the "ability to complete such a transaction" have shown strong interest in the West Parade venture, which would include 200 apartments, a 60-bed hotel, supermarket and pubs.....
..Here we go again..Methinks we have been here before..