Mix seaside, rural, commercial and industrial areas together and you have them all in Swansea. The City of Swansea is recognised as the regional capital of South West Wales as well as the gateway to West Wales.

Swansea has developed into a confident and dynamic waterfront city and has further plans already underway to complete its transformation into a European destination of distinction.

Following the start on site of the Princess Way redevelopment scheme (former David Evans Store), the growing tower at Meridian Quay in the Maritime Quarter and the successful development of the Liberty Stadium, the National Waterfront Museum, SA1 Swansea Waterfront and Salubrious Place at Wind Street, the council and the Welsh Assembly Government earlier this year launched the city centre Strategic Framework. This promotes the regeneration of several key areas and the enhancement of connections between the City Centre, the Maritime Quarter and the Waterfront. This regeneration will secure Swansea’s place as a distinctive city and shopping centre by the sea.

The proposed redevelopment of the sites known as St David’s/Quadrant and Paxton Street/County Hall areas is maintaining momentum as five top flight developers work up their more detailed development proposals for submission at the end of September. Following evaluation of these schemes, January is planned as the time to appoint the developer to deliver this outstanding opportunity for a new retail-led, mixed use scheme in the heart of the city centre. This development will be of a quality that Swansea and the City Centre deserves as a regional capital and will at the same time provide a strong link between the city centre and the sea.