CAMPAIGNERS against the development of flats on a former amusements site in Llandudno will stage a protest after the site has been put up for auction.

Pier Pavilion is set to be auctioned by developer Alan Waldron for a price tag of 
£2.8 million as he looks to push ahead with the controversial plans, which include 54 apartments, a café and two restaurants, as well as 83 parking spaces near the North Shore.

The auction of the Grade II* listed site, to be held online with Allsop on Tuesday, November 9, states the site is in a “prominent location overlooking Llandudno Beach and Promenade” with nearby amenities including shops, bars and restaurants, and North Shore Beach “within easy reach”.

Campaigners will hold their protest at the Llandudno North Shore Bandstand at 1pm on Sunday, November 7. More than 1,600 people have signed a petition against the use of the site for the development, which they say should be restored as an amusement attraction. 

The site, between the Grand Hotel and Leisure Island Amusements, has been empty for 27 years after the old pavilion was destroyed in a fire.

The development has also received long-term opposition from Llandudno Pier owner Adam Williams, who says the flats would put his seaside attraction in jeopardy due to lengthy construction works and the future risk of residential noise complaints.

Mr Waldron was approached for comment.

The plans for the 0.5-acre site were approved by Conwy County Borough Council in 2018 and extended by four apartments in a planning amendment that was approved at the start of this year. But in June the Welsh Government issued a holding direction to the local authority, following an anonymous objection, which gives the minister for climate change the power to require changes or block the development.

A decision date is yet to be confirmed and the Welsh Government said it would not comment on the process until is completed.

Janet Finch-Saunders, MS for Aberconwy, said she was surprised by the auction decision amid “complete uncertainty” over the plan.

“I am shocked to see the land on the market,” she said. 

“It is a bizarre turn of events, especially bearing in mind that we are awaiting the outcome of the call in.”