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Old Ambassador Buildings 1 - 2 Estate Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW

26/P/0229/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 17 July 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

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Proposal

Change of use of land to site a food truck

Received
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pontnewynydd And Snatchwood
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated8 Jun
  3. Consult.13 Jul
  4. Target20 Jul
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Old Ambassador Buildings 1 - 2 Estate Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW. Torfaen has handled 2,254 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Torfaen's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Pontnewynydd And Snatchwood. We hold 2,851 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 6YW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pontypool Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 June 2026
Consultation expiry
13 July 2026
Consultation start
22 June 2026
Consultation end
13 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
22 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 July 2026
Last date for comments
13 July 2026
Target decision date
20 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Keystone Structural Engineering
Agent address
Keystone House 201 Risca Road Newport Newport NP20 3PQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14971617
Documents
15
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torfaen

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