Cadw is to have the final say on the future of Tudno Castle Hotel which, according to The North Wales Pioneer, is one step away from complete demolition as the planning committee approve demolition of the listed former Llandudno Hotel.
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The North Wales Pioneer writes:
Conwy County Borough Council’s planning committee approved the full demolition of the Tudno Castle Hotel last week with one condition. The plans have been passed on to Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, who will have to give the demolition approval for it to go ahead….
Anna Shelley, Conservation Adviser with The Victorian Society, who dealt with the case of the Tudno Castle Hotel, described the news as a ‘very sad end’.
She said: ‘This is certainly a very sad end to a long running case we have had with the Tudno Castle Hotel. We objected to the 2007 application for total demolition (which was refused) and the current façade retention scheme which has failed, so we really didn’t want to lose the building and tried everything we could to protect it. Now that the building has been compromised and is in danger of collapse it seems we have reached the end of the road, but it is crucial that as much of the original building material is retained as possible to be used in the rebuild, as is recommended by the council in their approval.’
Cadw is expected to make a final decision in the coming weeks.
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