A TOTAL of four different authorities have raised no objections to a planning application seeking 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 been lodged by Joseph Lyons Mound, director of Lyons Holiday Parks, to convert the property into a residential home for elderly residents.

Prestatyn Town Council, Cadw (Welsh Government's historic environment service), and Denbighshire County Council’s highway authority and planning, public protection and countryside service have all been consulted on the plans.

While Prestatyn Town Council commented that “the character of this important historical listed building should be retained”, no objections to the plans were made by any of the four parties.

Tania Evans, a countryside access officer for Denbighshire County Council, said that, while the development would be adjacent to a footpath in Prestatyn, the proposals would not impact on this pathway if carried out.

The council’s planning committee will decide whether to grant the proposals planning approval.

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

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

A 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.”