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The John Braddock & The Mary Bamber Convalescent Centre Queen's Avenue Colwyn Bay Conwy LL29 7BD

Refused Conwy 0/53028 Discharge of Conditions

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Approval of condition no 10 (Landscape and Biodiversity Plan) of planning approval 0/46130 (Conversion of John Braddock (Former Queens Lodge) building to provide 14 no. apartments and 3 no. town houses. Demolition of former Mary Bamber Convalescent centre and construction of 46 no. apartments, 42 no. new dwellings. Demolition of all other buildings and structures, associated works and car parking, hard and soft landscaping including areas of open space)

As published by the council, reference 0/53028

Application record

Reference
0/53028
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Decided
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Rhiw, Rhiw (pre 05-2022)
Parish
Cyngor Tref Bay of Colwyn Town Council, Cyngor Tref Colwyn Town Council
Decision by
Case Officer
Postcode
LL29 7BD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Conwy register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 0/48619 Granted

    The John Braddock & The Mary Bamber Convalescent Centre Queen's Avenue Colwyn Bay Conwy LL29 7BD

    Approval of conditions 4 (Method statement), 14 (Photographic survey), 15 (Building recording and analysis) and 30 (Asbestos survey) of planning consent 0/46130 (Conversion of John Braddock (Former Queens Lodge) building to provide 14 no. apartments and 3 no. town houses. Demolition of former Mary Bamber Convalescent centre and construction of 46 no. apartments, 42 no. new dwellings. Demolition of all other buildings and structures, associated works and car parking, hard and soft landscaping including areas of open space)

    Decided 12 Aug 2021 Conditions
  • 0/46130 Granted

    The John Braddock & The Mary Bamber Convalescent Centre Queen's Avenue Colwyn Bay Conwy LL29 7BD

    Conversion of John Braddock (Former Queens Lodge) building to provide 14 no. apartments and 3 no. town houses. Demolition of former Mary Bamber Convalescent centre and construction of 46 no. apartments, 42 no. new dwellings. Demolition of all other buildings and structures, associated works and car parking, hard and soft landscaping including areas of open space

    Decided 5 Mar 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Received by Conwy

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Conwy refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    0/53475 Submitted 29 May 2026 0m away

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    Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 16 docs
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    0/51859 Submitted 12 Jun 2024 0m away

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    Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 12 docs
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