Berw Rd Bridge Berw Road Pontypridd CF37 2AB Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/0297/LBC

Listed buildings

Council

Rhondda

Date received

8 Apr 2026

Date validated

11 Apr 2026

Postcode

CF37 2AB

Description

The proposed works relate to the completion of minor outstanding defects identified during the Defects Liability Period following structural repair works undertaken in 2024. The works are limited in extent, localised in nature, and are proposed to ensure the long-term performance and integrity of previous repairs, while preserving the character and significance of the listed structure. The works affect four discrete locations and will be undertaken using temporary access arrangements, including rope access techniques, lightweight alloy PASMA towers, and/or Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs). These methods have been selected to minimise physical intervention and avoid unnecessary impact on historic fabric. The scope of works will comprise: Localised removal of defective gunite (sprayed concrete repairs) to expose the underlying parent concrete. Removal will be undertaken in a controlled and careful manner to avoid damage to adjacent historic material. Inspection and assessment of the exposed substrate, confirming that the original parent concrete remains sound and that any existing reinforcement mesh and fixings are secure and performing as intended. No intrusive works beyond those necessary for inspection and repair are proposed. Reinstatement of the gunite repair, using materials and methods to match the existing in composition, profile, and finish. The repair will be carried out in accordance with previously agreed specifications and will be subject to inspection and acceptance by the client and relevant third parties. Reapplication of protective coatings, carefully matched to the existing in terms of colour, texture, and appearance, ensuring visual continuity with surrounding surfaces. Crack repairs: Localised chasing out of identified cracks exceeding 0.3mm (5 no. locations), followed by repair using client-approved materials compatible with the existing substrate. The works are strictly like-for-like remedial repairs and do not introduce any alteration Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:56

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 176.

Day 176, past the statutory target. 82% of listed building works in Rhondda are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

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predicted

Day 176120 days past the 56-day target

53%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

16,095decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building works in Rhondda to go on. Rhondda decision record →

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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Taff, Pontypridd conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Local nature reserve about 116 m away: Craig-Yr-Hesg

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin.

Not affected

No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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