LOCAL anger over a development that campaigners say has gone far beyond what was approved by Gwynedd’s elected councillors will be discussed today (Thursday).

In 2012, planning permission was granted to demolish the derelict Plas Pistyll Hotel, near Nefyn, and replace it with 36 luxury chalets.

But a report that will go in front of Gwynedd’s Communities Scrutiny Committee sheds some light over concerns that the development does not match what was approved six years ago thanks to several amendments being passed by planning officers.

Before 2007, the site had been divided into three main sections, being Plas Pistyll which used to be a hotel, the farmhouse and associated buildings, and a site for 29 static caravans.

According to the developer, Natural Retreats, the vastly revamped site will bring around £1m a year to the local economy, creating around 10 full and part-time jobs.

But since the main planning application was approved by the authority’s planning committee in 2012, six separate applications have been considered and approved by officers under delegated rights.

These include deleting the condition that restricted people from residing in one of the holiday unit for more than three months, plans to build a reception to service the site, installing roof lights and a gable, and changing staff accommodation to holiday unit use.

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