Planning has been approved to demolish the former Ysgol Glanadda in Bangor.
The school closed in 2020 amid a £12.7m investment scheme of primary education in the city and, following a recent arson attack, an application was submitted to Gwynedd Council to demolish the building.
The council has also confirmed the site will eventually be re-used to relocate Ysgol Ein Harglwyddes. The Catholic primary school is currently located further along Caernarfon Road.
A Gwynedd Council spokesperson said: “Following a recent arson attack, an application has been submitted to demolish the former Ysgol Glanadda building in Bangor on public safety grounds.
“In future, our aim is to relocate Ysgol Ein Harglwyddes to the Glanadda site, and plans are being developed for this exciting proposal.
“The application to demolish the former Glanadda building will not affect the plans for the new Ysgol Ein Harglwyddes building.”
Bangor Dewi ward councillor Gareth A Roberts told NW Live: “It is a shame that another historic building in Bangor is going to be knocked down. It is quite a striking building, well known to lots of people in Bangor.
“The council is having to do it for public safety after this arson incident and because of a bit of asbestos, only a small amount, but all these old buildings had it and has to be removed properly.”
