PROPOSALS to renovate a Grade II listed 18th century cottage has been received by planners.
Listed Building Consent for demolition, extensions and alterations is being sought from Anglesey County Council for a terraced property (number three) in Llanfoi in the village of Llaneilian.
Overlooking the western flank of Mynydd Eilian and Cors Eilian, plans describe it as being within an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB)
The plans stated that historically “between the three cottages, there was a total of just under two acres of land and the range was recorded as being owned in the Tithe Schedule of 1848, by The Most Noble, The Marquis of Anglesey”.
The property also features a date marker of 1777 with the letters J and M and a smaller P.
The proposal says the property is listed “as a small rural C18 cottage which retains its vernacular character and forms a group with the adjacent cottages in the row”.
The property is also marked on the Census Returns of 1841.
According to its listing, “the row consists of three cottages, No 1 seems to be principally single storey form however is likely to have a crog loft of some form. No 2 and No3 both have second storeys with the principal windows to the south with varying sizes of half dormer gables over (No3 are larger in proportion).
“Although indeterminate in age both No 1 and No 3 have single storey extensions stepping down on the west and eastern sides (refer to south facing aerial photo).
“No 1 and No 2 have had sizeable flat felt roof extension and glazed (conservatory) extensions with non-heritage pattern roof lights introduced onto the northern facing roofs.
“The roofs on the southern aspect have been re-roofed in varying sizes and colours of slates and ridge tiles.
“The southern elevation also shows the varying approach to the re-windowing with No1 having 9x pane (brown) timber painted (top sashes) No2 having had the windows replaced in four pane timber (painted) sashes”.
The proposals suggest several options to “fully refurbish and address the defects in the two-storey cottage element combined with replacement elements such as the windows, rainwater goods and address damp and water ingress issues”.
It also notes the part or full demolition and re-building of the single storey element is “to address the poor condition of these sections and allow the re-building in a new form that will be built over the original footprint and provide improved family accommodation and comfort levels internally”.
