EX-RESTAURANT SET TO BECOME DENTAL SURGERY
PLANNERS have backed plans to transform a former Harvey’s restaurant into a dental surgery.
The former New York Bar & Grill closed over the summer, having only been set up at the site of Pwllheli’s former Conservative Club in 2017.
But Gwynedd Council planning officers have now approved the change of use proposals by Glandwr Dental Practice, with the supporting documents stating that eight full-time and two part-time employees would be needed.
The future of the practice’s existing sites in Pwllheli and Criccieth has not been made clear.
The restaurant, based on the town’s Maes, had been on the market since the summer after failing to reopen following the initial 2020 lockdown.
It had been claimed that while the business in Pwllheli had been a success, the family owners had decided to sell up due to other business commitments, with a £500,000 asking price.
With no objections being raised during the consultation phase, the plans were approved by officers without being called into the planning committee.
The officers’ report said: “It is considered that the proposed use is acceptable and that the development will not harm the amenities and character of the area nor the viability of the town centre.
“All relevant planning issues have been considered in determining this application but it has not changed the recommendation.”
NEW recruits are being sought to support the delivery of a £1bn series of transformative economic programmes.
The team leading the Growth Vision for North Wales are looking to fill eight key roles as work begins on the 14 projects that make up the North Wales Growth Deal, signed by both the Welsh and UK Governments in
December.
Driven by the North Wales Economic Ambition Board’s Portfolio Management Office – based at Conwy Business Centre, Llandudno Junction – successful candidates will join the 12-strong unit who will take forward schemes in sectors including agri-food and tourism, energy, land and property, digital, and innovation in high-value manufacturing.
Among the positions currently being advertised are: Digital Project Officer, two Project Managers for Land and Property, and Project Managers for Energy and Transport Decarbonisation, Skills and Employment, Graduate Skills and Employment, and Procurement and Social Value.
Portfolio Director Alwen Williams said: “Now the Deal has been signed we can lay the foundations for these programmes and projects. This recruitment drive is pivotal to the next stage of our journey and we look forward to hearing from candidates from across the region interested in joining us as we take the Growth Vision forward over the months and years ahead.”