Land Adjacent To Raglan House William Brown Close Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen
Refused on 2 February 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)5 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Construction of 3 light industrial units, parking area, new entrance, landscaping, planting and SuDS feature.
- Received
- 29 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Llantarnam
- Agent
- Richard Andrews Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived29 Sep
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation31 Dec
- TargetTarget Date9 Mar
- DecidedDecided2 Feb
Decided in 7 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land Adjacent To Raglan House William Brown Close Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen. Torfaen has handled 2,254 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 10 weeks longer than Torfaen's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Llantarnam. We hold 948 applications in total for the NP44 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed development, by virtue of its layout, building design, siting and loss of mature trees and landscaping, would have a harmful impact on the character and appearance of the area contrary to Policy BW1 of the Torfaen County Borough Council Local Development Plan (to 2021).
- The proposed development, due to its layout and use, would have a detrimental impact on neighbouring residents living conditions due to adverse noise and disturbance. Thus, there would be a significant loss of residential amenity contrary to Policy BW1 of the Torfaen County Borough Council Local Development Plan (to 2021).
- The proposed development fails to provide adequate parking and manoeuvring/turning facilities. This would lead to unsafe vehicular movements and inconsiderate and/or APPLICATION NUMBER - 25/P/0595/FUL REFULZ indiscriminate parking to the detriment of highway and pedestrian safety. As such the proposal is contrary to Policy BW1 of the Torfaen Local Development Plan (to 2021).
- Insufficient information has been provided to assess whether the proposal would result in a net benefit for biodiversity. As such the proposal fails to comply with Planning Policy Wales (12) and Policy BW1 of the Torfaen County Borough Council Local Development Plan (to 2021).
- Insufficient information has been provided to assess whether the proposal would prejudice the service provision with regard to potable water. As such the proposal fails to comply with Planning Policy Wales (12) and Policy BW1 of the Torfaen County Borough Council Local Development Plan (to 2021).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- NP44 3AB
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Cwmbran Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 31 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 17 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 31 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 31 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Richard Andrews Architects Ltd
- Architect profile
- RICHARD ANDREWS ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- Suite 2.3 The Estates Office 25-26 Gold Tops Newport NP20 4PG
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Simon Pritchard
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 7 October 2025
- Site notice end
- 28 October 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14318283
- Documents
- 60
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Source: Torfaen
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