The future of the Clarence Hotel, Gloddaeth Street will be discussed at a meeting of Conwy County Borough Council's planning committee today (Wednesday) at 2pm.

The hotel already has two restaurants - a Japanese and Chinese - operating from the site and now the wine bar application has been made to Conwy Council.

At the same meeting when the wine bar application will be discussed, retrospective planning permission for the two restaurants is also being applied for but the plans have been met with a host of objections, including one Llandudno Hospitality Asssociation which fears the applications will mean the end of the site as a hotel.

Previous applications to turn the hotel into apartments have been refused on the basis that the loss of hotel beds would harm Llandudno's tourism trade but the man behind the latest application denies this is the case.

Angry Cllr Margaret Lyon, who has already objected to the application said: "It was a thriving hotel six or seven years ago. If they put a wine bar in the front it will never ever be a hotel again.
"It is not acceptable. I have lived in flats on Gloddaeth Street and I know how bad the noise and disturbances are. The greatest tragedy would be the loss of another hotel. It would be sad to see."

Until 2001 the Victorian building formed part of a hotel chain. It was then sold to an independent hotelier. Although the hotel is not a listed building there are a number of venues on both sides of Gloddaeth Avenue which are listed.

If planning is granted the conservatory will be converted into a cafe and the front of house would be transformed into a wine bar.
The cafe and wine bar would be operated independently of the hotel and would form a separate planning unit.

Cllr Lyon said there are already an "abundance" of cafe and wine bar facilities in the town.

Bar Manager Sean Fleming confirmed the venue was currently operating as a wine bar and cafe.
He argued Llandudno would benefit from the development of a new venue.

He said: "I have spoken to tourists and they have said this is what the area needs. Accommodation will still be available. The owner will lease four floors out. We have strict regulations with severe punishments if we serve people who are really drunk we get fined. We have to have CCTV installed and be involved in pub watch."

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