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Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

P/26/0055Non Material AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 6 July 2026

Council decision: Non Material Amendment - Approved

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Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission P/23/0131 to reduce the scale of the sports hall and changes to the elevations

Received
16 March 2026
Ward
PENYDARREN
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Jul

Decided in 112 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN. Merthyr Tydfil has handled 98 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 9 weeks longer than Merthyr Tydfil's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across PENYDARREN. We hold 1,684 applications in total for the CF47 postcode area.

92% of amendment applications at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CF47 9AN
Application type
Non Material Amendment
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
DPP Planning 11 - 13 Penhill Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9PQ

Planning decision

Case officer
David Cross

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    29 Jul

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P/23/0131

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentP/26/0165
  2. 2026
    29 Jul

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Contamination Remediation) and 11 (Ground Stability) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/26/0164
  3. 2026
    7 Jul

    Erection of external dining area canopy

    ApprovedFullP/26/0148
  4. 2026
    10 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 14 (Grease Trap) and 22 (landscaping) of planning permission P/23/0131

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/26/0127
  5. 2024
    23 Feb

    Discharge of condition 6 (Contamination) of planning permission P/23/0131

    Discharge of Condition ApprovalDischarge of conditionsP/24/0081
  6. 2023
    16 Nov

    Discharge of conditions 17 (Construction Management Plan) and18 (Ecological Management Plan) of planning…

    Discharge of Condition ApprovalDischarge of conditionsP/23/0271

Source: Merthyr Tydfil

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