Denbighshire County Council has submitted a planning application seeking prior approval to demolish Rhyl’s SeaQuarium building.

Built 30 years ago, the building closed in November 2023 with Denbighshire County Council stating that the structure was ‘no longer fit for purpose as a modern tourist attraction’.

SeaQuarium blamed its decision to close on the council’s ongoing coastal works by the site.

The company said the coastal works would have a harmful impact on trade and leave seals with behavioural and physical welfare issues.

Whilst the council acknowledged the building was in a prime position, it said that the building needed serious investment.

Now Denbighshire has submitted the application to demolish the building to its own planning department.

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The application is currently listed as ‘pending consideration’ on the council’s planning portal, which details planning applications and their status.

It comes as the company which ran the now-closed SeaQuarium attraction in Rhyl has gone into solvent liquidation.

(Image: Newsquest) SeaQuarium of Rhyl Ltd agreed to be wound up voluntarily at a meeting on October 7, with Roderick Butcher, of Birmingham-based company Butcher Woods, appointed as liquidator of the business.

After being open on Rhyl’s promenade for more than 30 years, SeaQuarium closed for good last November, and attributed its decision to Denbighshire County Council’s Central Rhyl Coastal Defences Scheme, the development of which is taking place by the site.