11 Edmund Street Porth Rhondda Cynon Taf CF39 9NF Data via plota.co.uk

25/0830/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of Use from C3 Dwelling House to C4 HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) (3 no. Bedrooms) (Re-submission of ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2025
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Validated
12 Aug 2025
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Approved
29 Oct 2025

Approved on 29 Oct 2025 · Planning and Development Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Rhondda Planning and Development Committee on 23 Oct 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the HMO would fit the area without harming neighbours, the site’s character or highway safety.
  • Three objections raised parking, antisocial behaviour, crime, community cohesion, and neighbours’ safety and wellbeing.
  • The committee approved the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposed change of use, earlier application, objections, officers’ assessment and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Rhondda's committee minutes of 23 Oct 2025.

Associated applications 2

  • FullApproved25/0830/FULThis application
    Change of Use from C3 Dwelling House to C4 HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) (3 no. Bedrooms) (Re-submission).
  • FullRefusedcouncil archive

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £44,000 in November 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

6 November 2024£44,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 May 2003£16,000
20 February 2002£16,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area68 m² (732 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Rhondda
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CF39 9NF
Received
30 Jul 2025
Validated
12 Aug 2025
Ward
Cymer
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2025
Decision
Approve
Decision date
29 Oct 2025
Decision level
Planning and Development Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 24 days slower than Rhondda's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rhondda in the last twelve months, from validation. Rhondda decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Nov 2025
Committee
23 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.