A long-vacant corner plot on Dean Street, Bangor, is set for transformation after Gwynedd Council approved plans for a new affordable housing development.
Adra has secured permission to demolish the deteriorating former fish and chip shop at 27–29 Dean Street – empty since 2022 – and replace it with a modern building comprising four one-bedroom social rent apartments. The scheme also includes parking, landscaping, a communal garden and improvements to local pedestrian routes.
According to the Planning, Design and Access Statement submitted with the application, the site has become “overgrown” and “an eyesore” in a prominent location close to Bangor city centre. The approved plans will regenerate the brownfield land with a development designed to complement the surrounding red-brick streetscape, while delivering much-needed affordable homes.
The new apartments will be built to Welsh Development Quality Requirements and Lifetime Homes standards, with high insulation levels, air-source heating and solar panels to ensure low running costs for residents. Adra confirmed the homes will primarily support individuals currently in temporary accommodation, homeless, or resettling locally.
The redevelopment also brings wider benefits. A new pavement will be reinstated along Panton Street to improve pedestrian safety, while a rain garden, green landscaping, bird boxes and bee bricks will enhance biodiversity on the previously hard-surfaced site.
Planning officers noted that the scheme aligns with local and national housing policies, including the council’s target to increase the supply of affordable homes in the Bangor area. The council said the development would improve the appearance of the site, contribute positively to the local community, and offer sustainability benefits.
Construction is expected to generate local employment opportunities, with the completed homes offering new, high-quality accommodation just a short walk from Bangor’s shops, services and transport links.
With planning approval now granted, Adra can move forward with redeveloping one of Dean Street’s most neglected buildings – bringing new life to a key gateway into the city centre.
