A bid to reopen a closed Gwynedd pub will be considered by planners.

Y Siôr, also known as the George Inn, closed last year.

An application has now been submitted to Gwynedd Council to reopen the Bethesda pub, and redevelop the manager’s living area as “compact” accommodation for use by walkers and climbers

The council has received an application for “a ground floor extension to the existing public house and associated internal alterations” from Ceri Owen through agent Gerwyn Jones of Outline Building Solutions.

A planning statement said the overall development would “include the refurbishment of the public house providing an improved internal layout”, stating “the main focus of this planning application is to utilise the first floor’s manager’s accommodation, which is no longer required, as three separate small holiday letting units”.

The pub closed in January, 2025.

Previous owners Admiral Taverns placed the property on the market after a previous tenant vacated.

The applicant is local to the area and purchased the property in March 2026 with the intention of restoring the building as a functioning public house and valuable community asset.

The statement described the building’s on and off street parking on Ffordd Carneddi as “ample” and states the overall floor area would “not increase to any great extent” but internal layouts and toilets would be “far more accessible”.

There would be “no major external alterations, although it is planned to have a small extension to the rear to accommodate these improvements.

“This application seeks to preserve Y Siôr as a functioning public house and in so doing undertake considerable renovation work.

“Indeed the applicant is undertaking a considerable amount of investment in order to save this facility and turn it into a viable business.

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“The intention now is to utilise the first floor into accommodation as part of the overall business,” the planning statement said.