Overview
- Cyngor Gwynedd has issued an enforcement notice against the shipping-container café beside Trefor Beach, citing harm to the protected landscape.
- The owners, Ian and Alice Paice of Bert’s Kitchen Garden, have appealed and the case is under consideration by Planning and Environment Decisions Wales.
- Agents for the owners argue the container is a movable, non-permanent facility serving their campsite and does not constitute a material change of use.
- The council disputes mobility claims, noting decorative wheels, limited movement over two years, and a 13 November 2024 post showing a heavy-lift relocation.
- Residents and local fishermen report peak-season congestion and blocked access, and some are urging that the campsite’s exemption certificate not be renewed in 2026.