Apartment plans at riverside Llangollen hotel that's been closed for five years

Plans for the refurbishment of an iconic Llangollen hotel now include residential apartments. Llangollen's Royal Hotel lies next to the town's famous bridge.

It dates back to 1752 but has been closed since 2019. Back in 2022 business partners Tom Bellis and Matt Jones secured planning for a £6.5m investment at the site.

But now Mr M. Jones of Mavi Royal Ltd has submitted a planning application to convert and extend part of the hotel on Bridge Street to form twelve residential apartments.

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Consultants undertook a heritage impact assessment in 2022 as part of the planning application. This assessment measured the effect on the Llangollen Conservation Area, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site, as well as the impact on the setting of nearby scheduled monuments and listed buildings.

But Mr Jones now says the market has changed and wants to alter consent so he can replace plans for the new-build spa area with a mix of residential and holiday accommodation. The new plans include a new stairwell and lift to service the new block.

According to the planning application, the new residential area will have a similar design to the already consented spa. But this new building ‘will not feature the stone elements and will have a smaller footprint, taking it away from the riverside slightly’.

Neighbours have been consulted. The plans will either be approved or refused by the delegated authority of planning officers or debated at a future planning committee meeting.