Aberystwyth University wants to use a building it owns on King Street as a substation to serve the newly developed Old College after fire officers identified a fire risk with the current substation in the listed building’s basement but objectors have warned the plans will put near neighbours in danger. As the Old College development continues, the university has applied to Ceredigion County Council to place a new substation at Y Bwthyn, but the move has been heavily criticised by Aberystwyth Town Council. The town council said there had been a “lack of meaningful consultation” over the plans, which it said presented a “fire and explosion risk to nearby properties.
” Town councillors said there are “safer, more suitable alternative sites available” including the crazy golf site or the grounds of St Michael’s Church. Views sought on Aberystwyth Town Council community hub plan for former church Aberystwyth University graduates earn less than Wales average Pet dragon to debut at BeachLab Woman 'humiliated' after being told to remove hearing aids at Aberystwyth Arts Centre The council said there was “clear opposition from the public and neighbours” over the plan and that the building – which was once the site of the Citizens Advice Bureau – could be developed and used better without losing a “potential residential or commercial space” in the town. One neighbour objection said: “The university has been unable to adequately maintain Y Bwthyn, the Old Col.
