Work underway on demolition of Billybanks estate in Penarth.
It was recently voted the ugliest eyesore in Wales and yesterday work began on demolishing a prominent derelict housing estate.
The former Billybanks estate in Penarth has been empty for more than 10 years and is regarded by many as a depressing example of the failed social housing experiments of the 1960s and 1970s. The estate was voted Wales’ ugliest eyesore, and eighth most unsightly in Britain by Beautiful Britain magazine in March.
After lengthy delays resulting from the economic downturn and the crisis in the housing market, developers Crest Nicholson and demolition specialist Lawson Demolition began work on the Royal Close section of the estate yesterday.
The £100m project involves demolishing the existing 329 flats and building 377 new apartments.
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