Outline plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of Barry Island Pleasure Park, South Wales, have been given the green light by Vale of Glamorgan Council's planning committee.

The project will lead to the transformation of the 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) funfair site sited at the entrance to Barry Island and includes 4,738sq m (51,000sq ft) of leisure uses.

A new cinema - the town's first since the Theatre Royal closed - and other indoor leisure facilities are to be housed in part of a curved building on the site's western perimeter.

The indoor leisure component of the development is designed to complement the existing and planned daytime offer by encouraging visitors to spend more time in Barry Island.

A report put before the council said: "It is considered that there is no reason why the cinema could not be a vibrant and functioning part of the daytime attractions.

"The proposed development would widen the seasonal spread of tourism activities at Barry Island and assist the maximisation of tourist opportunities, in line with the council's LDP Draft Preferred Strategy."

Elsewhere, 3,322sq m (35,758sq ft) of restaurant space and residential buildings form part of the proposals, along with a care home and retail units.

Details: www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Image: Barry Island Pleasure Park - misteraitch/flickr