Bonvilston Reading Room, Bonvilston Data via plota.co.uk

2026/00236/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

To install solar panels on the southernmost facing roof of Bonvilston Reading Room. To install a battery and inverter on the patio on the south side of the building. The footprint of the battery and inverter are approximately 0.126 sq m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Validated
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Bonvilston 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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Milestone opposite the Old Village Shop, Bonvilston, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Glamorgan
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CF5 6TP
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
St Nicholas and Llancarfan
Parish
St. Nicholas & Bonvilston Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 12 days faster than Glamorgan's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
457decided in the last year

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 May 2026
Committee
9 Jun 2026