08-05-2025
New image of what a proposed Valleys hotel and spa could look like
New image of what a proposed Valleys hotel and spa could look like
Plans for the Rock Grounds in Aberdare are undergoing pre planning consultation
(Image: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council )
A new image of how a proposed hotel and spa on the site of what were council offices in the Valleys could look has been released.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has released a concept of how the proposed Rock Grounds development in Aberdare could look as the pre-application consultation begins with the proposed use of the site is for a quality hotel, restaurant, bar, and spa and businesses can now find out more and have their say on the proposals.
The consultation on the proposals will run until Wednesday, May 28.
How council offices look set to be transformed into a new hotel, spa, restaurant and bar
In September 2024 the council's cabinet agreed to the council appoint Final Frontier Space Holdings to design, develop, and construct the project.
The council said the facilities complementing the new hotel will be available for the community's use and the wider development will preserve the historic Rock Grounds building and its features, keep public car parking to serve the town centre, and keep the Keir Hardie bust.
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An artist impression of the proposed hotel and spa development for the Rock Grounds in Aberdare
(Image: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council )
Council staff were previously located at Rock Grounds but were permanently moved away from the site last summer in preparation for the redevelopment.
The current phases of the project are funded via the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund but further funding around building the final development will be part of a future report to cabinet. To get all the latest Welsh politics, education and health news, sign up to our newsletter here.
The council said that delivering the project will likely require external funding support from the UK Government and/or Welsh Government.
Consultant Asbri Planning is hosting the process on a dedicated website which includes a project summary as well as a site plan, plans for the hotel, restaurant, and spa, a design and access statement, and other site surveys and reports.
The Rock Grounds building in Aberdare which could soon be a hotel and spa
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People can have their say via email to mail@ or via post by filling in a downloadable form and sending it to Asbri Planning Ltd, Unit 9 Oak Tree Court, Mulberry Drive, Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff, CF23 8RS.
As part of the consultation process there will also be a public exhibition event on Tuesday, May 13, from 2pm-6.30pm at Aberdare Library.
