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75 Manor Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DY

25/P/0718/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 13 January 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Raised platform and external stairs (retrospective)

Received
20 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abersychan
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.24 Dec
  4. Target1 Jan
  5. Decided13 Jan

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 75 Manor Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DY. Torfaen has handled 2,254 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Abersychan. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The development, by virtue if its siting and unnaturally elevated height results in an awkward, unsympathetic and discordant addition which materially harms the character and appearance of the existing property and the surrounding area. This is contrary to Policy BW1 of the Torfaen Local Development Plan.
  2. The development by virtue of its siting, design and unnaturally elevated height, results in an overbearing and unneighbourly form of development which adversely impacts on the living conditions of the property known as 77 Manor Road. This is contrary to Policy BW1 of the Torfaen Local Development Plan. APPLICATION NUMBER – 25/P/0718/HH REFULZ POLICIES: PLEASE NOTE all the relevant policies and proposals in the Development Plan which form the basis for the Council’s refusal to grant planning permission are referred to in the reasons for refusal set out above. Huw Roberts ARWEINYDD GRWP RHEOLI DATBLYGU/GROUP LEADER DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT Ar gyfer Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen / On behalf of Torfaen County Borough Council IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOULD READ THE NOTES ACCOMPANYING THIS NOTICE APPLICATION NUMBER – 25/P/0718/HH REFULZ APPEALS AGAINST THE DECISION OF THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY (LPA) Appeals to the Welsh Minister 

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NP4 7DY
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pontypool Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2025
Consultation expiry
24 December 2025
Consultation start
3 December 2025
Consultation end
24 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
24 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
15 December 2025
Last date for comments
24 December 2025
Target decision date
1 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Mr J Thomas
Agent address
36 Park Street Blaenavon NP4 9AB

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss Caroline Pulley
Statutory period
42 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
26/APPEAL/01/REF
Appeal status
Appeal lodged

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torfaen

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