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8 Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DW

26/P/0239/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 29 July 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use to first floor unit from commercial A1 to C3 1 bedroom dwelling

Received
4 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pontnewydd
Agent
aj tech design
  1. Received4 Jun
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.13 Jul
  4. Target27 Jul
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DW. Torfaen has handled 2,254 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Pontnewydd. We hold 947 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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Application details

Postcode
NP44 1DW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cwmbran Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2026
Consultation expiry
14 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
14 July 2026
Target decision date
27 July 2026
Permission expires
29 July 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
aj tech design
Agent address
69 St Julians Road Newport NP19 7RU

Planning decision

Statutory period
53 days

Publicity

Site notice start
23 June 2026
Site notice end
14 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14985208
Documents
15
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torfaen

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