Restaurant complex moves a step closer

Plans to convert the old public conveniences on Nell’s Point into a restaurant complex have moved a step closer after the Vale of Glamorgan Council entered a lease arrangement with developer Next Colour.The project, undertaken by the company behind the Oyster Wharf scheme in Mumbles, would see the 100-year-old Victorian building transformed into four commercial units with outdoor seating space.A number of high-profile names have expressed an interest in opening outlets at the site, including Loungers, a coffee-bar chain with branches throughout Bristol, Bath and South Wales, with Ocho Lounge in Penarth among them.Businesses located at the site would enjoy views over Whitmore Bay and the Severn Estuary.The development, which has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and investigations into the structure’s stability, remains the subject of planning and listed building applications.