AN ABERYSTWYTH hotelier has been granted listed building consent to convert the former county court building and county council offices into flats.

Emyr Davies wants to turn Edleston House into five flats as part of a development to bring the listed building back into use.

The first step in the scheme has been taken, with Ceredigion County Council’s planning department granting listed building consent, subject to conditions, for works to take place to allow the five flats to be created.

Mr Davies agreed a deal worth around £300,000 with the council to buy the property and wants to convert it into four two-bedroom flats and a single one-bedroom flat.

Aberystwyth Town Council said it supported the application, but asked for conditions to be imposed ensuring that the “iconic” building’s “historic elements” were preserved and restored, and that more parking spaces were provided through changing the layout of the parking area.

Heritage body CADW did not raise any objections to the development either.

Documents included as part of the application say that it is hoped that the five flats could be sold for around £870,000.

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