THE CABIN Ffordd Dorfil, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3HN Data via plota.co.uk

C26/0184/03/LL - Full Planning In Progress

Proposal

Cais i newid defnydd o ddefnydd cymunedol (Use Class D1) i ddefnydd manwerthu ar gyfer siop pysgod acwariwm (Use Class A1) i werthu pysgod trofannol, pysgod dwr oer, acwariwm, planhigion acwariwm, a darpar cadw pysgod/ Application for the proposed change of use of an existing building from community use (Use Class D1) to a specialist aquatics retail shop (Use Class A1) for the sale of tropical fish, cold-water fish, aquariums, aquatic plants and fish keeping equipment Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Mar 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 18 Oct 2026, from Gwynedd's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 18 May 2026.

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.
Flood map ↗
World heritage site: World Heritage Site
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Diffwys Railway Station (now public toilets), Grade II, about 46 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Scheduled monument about 202 m away: Diffwys Quarry.

Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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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Important details

Council
Gwynedd
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
LL41 3HN
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Bowydd & Rhiw
Parish
Ffestiniog
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Dirprwyedig / Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 169, past the statutory target. 33% of changes of use in Gwynedd are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 169113 days past the 56-day target
13%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Gwynedd in the last twelve months, from validation. Gwynedd decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 May 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026