Merthyr Tydfil Council has set out its plans for how it will spend the money from the UK Government Pride in Place Impact Fund
Merthyr Tydfil Council is planning a 4.95% council tax increase in 2026/2027(Image: Getty Images)
Playground development, public art and key building and asset improvements are some of the things a Welsh council plans to spend £1.5m of UK Government funding on.
A report to Merthyr Tydfil’s cabinet on Wednesday, July 15 lays out how the authority plans to spend the funding it has received from the UK Government’s Pride in Place impact fund.
Merthyr Tydfil Council has been allocated £1.5 million which needs to be used by March 2027 and the fund focuses on three main things which are community spaces, public spaces and high streets.
The report says that funding may be spent anywhere in the county borough as long as it supports areas most in need and delivers against one or more of the fund objectives,
In January 2026, cabinet split it between £750,000 towards public realm and community infrastructure improvements within the southern area of the county and £750,000 towards the regeneration and re-development of key heritage assets within the town centre.
But since then other funding has been found so £750,000 has been released for a different spend. Stay informed on everything Merthyr Tydfil by signing up to our newsletter here
The proposal is that this money is now used for a package of capital projects focused on the regeneration, enhancement and long-term sustainability of key community assets and public spaces within and around the borough particularly Merthyr Tydfil town centre and northern wards.
The report said that to ensure maximum benefit, minimise risk within the programme timescales and maximise community impact, it is proposed that the remaining £750,000 allocation is spent on projects such as playground development, public art and key building and asset improvements.
Launched in September 2025, the UK Government’s Pride in Place strategy broadly wants long-term transformation but the impact fund is a capital investment programme.
