A development site close to a Llandudno beach is up for sale after lying empty for 16 years. The land at West Shore beach used to house a property called Penmorfa. It was built in the 1860s for the family of Alice Liddell, said to be the inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This later became Gogarth Abbey Hotel before being demolished by Anwyl Construction in 2008 to make way for apartments.
Back in 2021 Janet commented on the demolition saying:
“I was in firm opposition to the demolition of this wonderful building, now over a decade ago, along with many other local residents. The Gogarth Abbey Hotel was an iconic part of the Llandudno landscape and remains a great loss to our historical heritage".
After a long and expensive planning process, permission was secured for a new development. However, after over a decade Anwyl Construction have squandered their opportunity to develop a mature and sought after residential site. After years of dither and delay Anwyl Construction have finally accepted their failure to act and has decided to put the site up for sale for £2.25m.
In response to learning of this colossal waste of time and money, Janet said:
“This is an appalling saga on behalf of Anwyl Construction. They have basically land banked for almost two decades.
“Whilst Anwyl’s actions have cost the culture and heritage of Llandudno severely, it is appalling that the developer is likely set to make a good profit out of the sale of the land.
“I hope that the future buyer gets on with planning permission and puts forward proposals that will be very sensitive and sympathetic to the historical heritage of the location”.
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Mae safle datblygu ger traeth Llandudno ar werth ar ôl bod yn wag am 16 o flynyddoedd. Roedd y tir ar draeth Pen Morfa yn arfer bod yn gartref i eiddo o'r enw Penmorfa. Fe'i hadeiladwyd yn y 1860au ar gyfer teulu Alice Liddell, y dywedir iddi ysbrydoli Alice's Adventures in Wonderland gan Lewis Carroll. Yn ddiweddarach dyma oedd lleoliad y Gogarth Abbey Hotel cyn iddo gael ei ddymchwel gan Anwyl Construction yn 2008 i wneud lle i fflatiau.
Yn ôl yn 2021 gwnaeth Janet sylwadau ar y dymchwel gan ddweud:
"Fel llawer o drigolion lleol eraill, roeddwn i’n gwrthwynebu dymchwel yr adeilad gwych hwn yn llwyr, ac mae hynny bellach dros ddegawd yn ôl. Roedd y Gogarth Abbey Hotel yn rhan eiconig o dirwedd Llandudno ac mae'n parhau i fod yn golled fawr i'n treftadaeth hanesyddol".
Ar ôl proses gynllunio hir a chostus, sicrhawyd caniatâd ar gyfer datblygiad newydd. Fodd bynnag, ar ôl dros ddegawd mae Anwyl Construction wedi gwastraffu eu cyfle i ddatblygu safle preswyl aeddfed y mae galw mawr amdano. Ar ôl blynyddoedd o laesu dwylo mae Anwyl Construction wedi derbyn eu methiant i weithredu o'r diwedd ac wedi penderfynu rhoi'r safle ar werth am £2.25m.
Mewn ymateb i glywed am y gwastraff enfawr hwn o amser ac arian, dywedodd Janet :
"Dyma saga echrydus ar ran Anwyl Construction. Yn y bôn, maen nhw wedi meddiannu’r tir ers bron i ddau ddegawd.
"Er bod gweithredoedd Anwyl wedi costio'n ddifrifol i ddiwylliant a threftadaeth Llandudno, mae'n warthus bod y datblygwr yn debygol o wneud elw da allan o werthu'r tir.
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