Politicians have welcomed the UK Government's decision to press ahead with around £20 million of regeneration funding for Barry.
It's one of five Welsh towns that will receive part of a £1.5 billion package under the 'Plan for Neighbourhoods' project announced on Tuesday.
A new 'neighbourhood board' will set up locally, allowing residents, businesses and community campaigners from the area to decide how the funding is spent.
Vale of Glamorgan Council leader Lis Burnett said: "The new broader criteria of this scheme will give the partnership a wider range of options for how best to invest the money into the town."
“We also really welcome the closer involvement of residents and community groups in deciding how and where the money will be spent. This is very much in line with how we work as a council."
“The council already has some great insight into what our communities want through our placemaking and other public engagement work."
"The Plan for Neighbourhoods will allow the partnership to build on this, in particular the recent work in North East Barry to understand what people really want to see improve in their area.
“Consistent with the wider regeneration work of the council, the new scheme will also enable focused investment that delivers long-term change and helps create the Vale we all want for 2030 and beyond."
“Our first steps following the announcement will be a review of the Barry Partnership Board that was overseeing the previous Long Term Town’s programme.”
Originally, the Long Term Plan for Towns fund saw around £20 million pledged by the former UK Conservative government announced in October 2023.
Labour argues its approach to the Plan for Neighbourhoods "stands in contrast" to the Tories' "unfunded and failed" approach, which included "inflexible restrictions" on how the money could be spent.
Kanishka Narayan, Labour MP for the Vale, said: "I’m thrilled that up to £20 million has been earmarked for Barry, bringing the benefits of the Labour government’s plan for change to our local area and unleashing the enormous potential we have locally."
"Today's announcement means more control in the hands of local people, and less micro-management from central government."
“This is the difference that Labour in government makes, and I look forward to supporting the work of the neighbourhood board as we deliver for residents.”
The Plan for Neighbourhoods funding is separate to the £19.9 million of Levelling Up funding, which will go towards transforming the waterfront at Barry Docks.
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