A PLANNING application has been submitted proposing to convert a Grade II listed building in Prestatyn into a care home.

Lyons Nant Hall, on Prestatyn Road, was a hotel owned by Lyons Holiday Parks, until it closed on January 1, 2023 due to “high running costs”.

But an application has now been lodged by Joseph Lyons Mound, director of Lyons Holiday Parks, to convert the property into a residential home for elderly residents.

The application proposes to employ five full-time and 15 part-time members of staff, and says the conversion works would not involve any demolition of the building.

Works would only be carried out in the interior of the property, meanwhile.

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Nant Hall, a large house restored in Tudor form in the late 19th century, would house 30 beds if converted into a care home, the application states.

A heritage impact assessment, compiled by Adfer Conservation, says that, if approved, the plans would provide a “much-valued facility” in Prestatyn.

Extracts from the document read: “The large bar is to be removed, to provide a larger lounge and dining area for the residents.

“This will have no adverse impact on this space. Any features of architectural or historical merit are to remain.

“These include the cornices, covings, architraves and skirtings that are likely of late 19th-century origin.

“It is proposed to limit the internal changes to the recently built side extension. The historic core will remain untouched, and limited to cosmetic changes.”

Lyons Nant Hall was bought by family-run business Lyons Holiday Parks in 2010.

The company, founded in Rhyl in the 1920s, runs roughly 20 holiday sites across North Wales and Cumbria.

Denbighshire County Council's planning committee will now consider the application before deciding whether to approve or reject it.

The heritage impact assessment added: “The previous use as a hotel, with 19 moderately-sized rooms with ensuites, lends itself well to the proposed new use.

“As a result, the historic plan form will remain untouched within the historic core. Any architectural or historical detailing will remain in situ.

“The proposals are well considered, reasonable and sensitive to the historic asset. The building is currently empty and will be at risk if no viable use is found.

“The proposed change of use into a care home will safeguard its future, whilst keeping everything which is of significance.

“This is a relatively light-touch scheme that will write a new chapter in the history of this locally important building.”