Plans lodged to turn derelict fire-hit hotel into caravan park

PLANS to develop the site of an Anglesey hotel that burnt down over 30 years ago have been submitted to planning chiefs.

The Faraway Hotel in Cemaes was one of the island’s most popular nightspots until a devastating fire in the mid 1980s. It has been empty ever since.

But plans have now been submitted for static caravan holiday accommodation, which applicants have described as an economic boost for an area left facing uncertainty over a proposed nuclear plant just a stone’s throw away.

The plans involve nine two-bedroom and two three-bedroom units.

The supporting statement notes the caravans will be rented static units, which will increase the self-serviced tourist bed space in Cemaes.

“Prior to the burning down of the building, the Faraway Hotel provided serviced tourist accommodation, bars, function and conference rooms and restaurant facilities and was an important asset to the local tourist economy.” notes the supporting statement.

“In addition, the Wylfa Newydd development has further deprived the area of tourist bed spaces by acquiring Park Lodge, a hotel and guest house with a 4.5-acre touring caravan and tenting site on the west of the village less than 400 metres away from the Faraway.

“The proposal to provide self-serviced tourist bed spaces in a static caravan site will go some way towards replacing this holiday accommodation and providing a much-needed boost to local tourism.”

It is expected that Anglesey Council’s planning department will make a decision over the coming months.