1 Commercial Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6XU
Approved on 15 December 2025
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
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Proposal
Change of Use from A2 Unit to Mixed Use A3 and two C3 Units and internal alterations
- Received
- 28 March 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Pontypool Fawr
- Agent
- Architect Designs
- ReceivedReceived28 Mar
- ValidatedValidated25 Jun
- Consult.Consultation4 Nov
- TargetTarget Date10 Dec
- DecidedDecided15 Dec
Decided in 173 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 1 Commercial Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6XU. Torfaen has handled 2,254 applications of this type. This one was decided in 262 days, 29 weeks longer than Torfaen's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Pontypool Fawr. We hold 2,850 applications in total for the NP4 postcode area.
89% of full applications at Torfaen County Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NP4 6XU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Pontypool Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 November 2025
- Consultation start
- 21 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 4 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 4 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 10 December 2025
- Permission expires
- 15 December 2030
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Architect Designs
- Architect profile
- ARCHITECT DESIGNS LTD
- Agent address
- 102 Ternata Drive Tredegar Monmouth NP25 5UY
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Tom Braithwaite
- Statutory period
- 257 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 16 April 2025
- Site notice end
- 7 May 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13886479
- Documents
- 52
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Associated applications
- 202528 Mar
Change of Use from A2 Unit to Mixed Use A3 and two C3 Units and internal alterations
This applicationApprovedFull25/P/0220/FUL - 202528 Mar
Change of Use from A2 Unit to Mixed Use A3 and C3 Units and internal alterations
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/P/0221/LBC - 202525 Mar
Discharge of condition 3 (stone sample) and condition 4 (timber panelling sample) of listed building consent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside25/P/0206/CND
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202326 Apr
Removal of external ATM, with internal & external apertures in-filled. Removal of external signage…
PendingListed building consent23/P/0229/LBC - 202326 Apr
Minor internally & external works to accommodate for branch closure. Removal of external ATM, with internal &…
ApprovedFull Application23/P/0228/FUL - 201721 Jul
Installation of new block pillar in the basement to support the replacement of an existing ATM Machine above…
ApprovedListed building consent17/P/0587/LBC - 20172 Mar
Replacement of the existing 'HSBC' signage with 'HSBC UK' equivalents.To comply with the nationwide…
ApprovedListed building consent17/P/0184/LBC - 20172 Mar
Replacement of the existing 'HSBC' signage with 'HSBC UK' equivalents.To comply with the nationwide…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent17/P/0183/ADV
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