Bodelwyddan Castle is set to be upgraded with 37 new guest rooms. Warner Leisure Hotels has applied to Denbighshire County Council’s planning department, seeking planning permission for a change of use and listed consent.
If granted, the grade-two listed building’s former museum will also be converted into a hotel. The plans include ancillary guest facilities and internal alterations, the installation of a lift shaft, the erection of a single-storey extension to the cabaret venue, a two-storey extension to the Llewellyn building, and a glazed walkway and canopy.
If agreed, there will also be a two-storey extension to the spa building with alterations to the doors and fenestrations with a partial demolition of the existing building. A letter supporting the application reads, “Warner is seeking to upgrade the facilities at the existing hotel and deliver a comprehensive programme of investment, which will take the form of both refurbishments and extension works.
“The proposed works will increase the capacity of the hotel, adding 37 new guest rooms, whilst enhancing the facilities on offer, to deliver a competitive visitor experience.” Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox.
The letter added: “The works will preserve the heritage value of the Grade II* listed asset, whilst delivering new facilities to modernise the offer and secure the hotel’s long-term future.” The plans are likely to be discussed at a future Denbighshire planning committee meeting.
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