A homeowner who paid £2.2million for a picturesque seaside home is applying to demolish it just 16 months later to create a state-pf-the-art glass mansion.
Millionaire Nigel Adams bought the 100-year-old bungalow in 2016 – but now wants to raze it to the ground to replace it with a Grand Designs-style home.
He snapped up the quaint six-bedroom clifftop home called The Shanty in one of the most sought after parts of Wales on the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales.
The Shanty was the most expensive property sold in Wales in 2016 – but it was the stunning site rather than the bungalow that led to such a high price.
Millionaire Nigel Adams bought the 100-year-old bungalow in 2016 – but now wants to raze it to the ground to replace it with a Grand Designs-style, glass-fronted home
The Shanty (pictured) was the most expensive property sold in Wales in 2016 – but it was the stunning site rather than the bungalow that led to such a high price
Millionaire Nigel Adams snapped up the quaint six-bedroom clifftop home called The Shanty (shown) in one of the most sought after parts of Wales on the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales
Original plans to build a towering ‘bold, high quality’ home on the site in Abersoch were rejected by planners – but architects have now scaled down the plans.
Mr Adams wants to raze the current property to the ground so it can be replaced with the three-storey glass fronted design.
A report by Andy Foster Architects said: ‘The Shanty is the largest of the headland residential properties and is possibly the last of the clifftop dwelling to be redeveloped.’
The design is expected to be approved by council planning chiefs despite objections from nearby residents.
Llanengan Community Council also opposed the plans, saying: ‘We object due to over development which will overwhelm the site on a cliff that can be seen from all directions – land and sea – and which is incompatible with the remainder of the surrounding houses.
‘The location is also within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Heritage Coast.’
But the revised plans are set to be approved by Gwynedd County Council when its planning committee meets on January 15th.
A planning report states: ‘Having weighed up the proposal in the context of the relevant policies and the objectors’ arguments, it is considered that the proposal is acceptable for approval.’
The location, density and increase in size are reasonable and the design and materials are an improvement for an open site of this type.
‘Bearing in mind that there is already a dwelling on the site, and several other houses on either side of it, there will be no substantial change to the landscape of the AONB or any views of, and across it or any significant substantial impact on the amenities of nearby residents.
‘In light of the above, and having given full consideration to all material planning issues, it is considered that this proposal is acceptable.’
Before the sale in 2016, estate agents said the property had been in the same family since the 1920s.
A description said: ‘The interior is very much a step back in time although there have been a number of modern improvements.
‘When relaxing either inside or out, one is simply mesmerised by the truly spectacular views.
‘Occupying a gently sloping, two tiered site jutting into the bay it is possibly the largest on this rocky cliff top and offers 180 degree views over Abersoch moorings and St Tudwals Islands accross Cardigan Bay to Snowdonia.
‘There is direct access to an adjoining pathway with steps down to the sandy cove below. At low tide the beach extends in each direction to the outer harbour and Abersoch main beach.’