This is what the centre of Swansea could look like

Multi- million pound plans to transform Swansea city centre have taken a major step forward.

Swansea Council’s Planning Committee has approved an outline planning application for the Swansea Central development site that is made up of land both north and south of Oystermouth Road.

Plans for land south of Oystermouth Road, on the current LC car park area, include a 3,500-capacity digital indoor arena and conference centre above a new multi-storey car park, as well as a hotel of up to 13 storeys.

New shops, restaurants, cafés, landscaped public areas, a boutique cinema and plenty of car parking spaces are among the plans for the former St David’s shopping centre site north of Oystermouth Road.