This was as soon as a seafront pub.
You may have had a seaside pint or glass of wine right here (Picture: All Wales Public sale, Llangefni / Williams & Goodwin The Property Individuals)
When you occurred to be strolling down this tranquil coastal avenue not that way back, it will have been somewhat tempting to pop into The Mostyn Arms for a refreshing pint earlier than persevering with in your approach.
The pub was a pleasant spot to unwind and take in the views from one of many picnic tables on the entrance of the constructing, located within the city of Menai Bridge on the southern coast of the Isle of Anglesey.
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However not lengthy after that, the pub could be closed, its solely inhabitants overgrown shrubs and weeds. The Mostyn Arms reportedly shut its doorways round 2009, in accordance with the web site By Gone Boozers, having served as a neighborhood watering gap since way back to 1850. It was a well-frequented inn amongst travellers crossing the Thomas Telford Menai suspension bridge, which was accomplished in 1826, experiences Wales On-line.
Website of former Mostyn Arms pub, now going to public sale with a information worth of £500,000 (Picture: All Wales Public sale, Llangefni / Williams & Goodwin The Property Individuals)
In 2025, in accordance with planning utility info, approval was granted for the positioning to be redeveloped right into a 10-bedroom residential care facility. The nineteenth century constructing had stood empty since 2009, and had been described as being in “a poor state of restore”. The presently permitted plans outlined a brand new facility that would offer lodging for these aged over 55, catering for residents with “a spread of wants”.
The candidates famous there was “an growing want from an ageing inhabitants for developments tailored to the wants of older individuals”. The applying drew native opposition, primarily regarding site visitors and parking, although the planning officer confirmed there could be ample provision exterior the constructing for a “stopping place, to tug up and drop somebody off”.
When the applying was being deliberated, Cllr Jeff Evans expressed sturdy help, stating: “Fifteen years this constructing has been empty. Now we have now somebody who desires to develop the property right into a a lot, a lot wanted facility on the island, a residential care facility.”
Highlighting how some residents had been pressured to ship aged kinfolk off the island to obtain care, he added: “This could be so supportive of right this moment’s wants.”
He put ahead a movement to simply accept the officer’s suggestion, describing it as “a beautiful alternative” to ascertain one other residential care house on the island.
The location is now set to go underneath the hammer through an internet public sale with All Wales Public sale by means of the Williams and Goodwin The Property Individuals web site on Could 21. The plot is described as having entry from two ranges, ‘set adjoining to a few of the college property to the rear and personal residences to the facet’, with views in direction of the Menai Strait and the mainland from its barely elevated place.
The pub earlier than its closure in 2009 (Picture: Google maps)
The water views from the positioning are undoubtedly a serious draw, nevertheless, for any potential bidder hoping to remodel it into a non-public residence somewhat than a care house, the agent notes: ‘We perceive the plot advantages from C2 Planning Permission (Residential Care) and that artist impressions and the present proposed plans have been offered by the vendor and are included within the authorized pack.’
The location of the previous Mostyn Arms pub (Picture: All Wales Public sale, Llangefni / Williams & Goodwin The Property Individuals)
The public sale home additional states that the positioning could lend itself to residential use, topic to the same old planning permissions, including that ‘bidders ought to fulfill themselves previous to bidding; Idea concepts for and residential drawings additionally included in authorized pack’.
The location has sea views (Picture: All Wales Public sale, Llangefni / Williams & Goodwin The Property Individuals)
It’s price noting that any change of use and revised plans for a residential growth usually are not assured to obtain approval from the native authority. The information worth for the previous Mostyn Arms web site heading to public sale stands at £500,000. For additional particulars relating to the positioning, planning, public sale info and entry to the authorized pack, contact All Wales Public sale on 01248 753939.
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