Victory Outreach, ELMWOOD HOUSE Elmwood, Georgetown, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, NP22 3LB Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0082 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use of the existing building from Class C2 (Residential Institution) to a Sui Generis House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to provide 14 bedrooms. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
14 May 2026
✗
Refused
20 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 15

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Registered park or garden about 223 m away: Bedwellty Park, Tredegar.
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 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 1

Last sold for £270,000 in April 2025. Detached house, freehold.

7 April 2025£270,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NP22 3LB
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Georgetown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Harvey Bowes
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 159 days from validation, 92 days slower than Blaenau Gwent's median of 67 for changes of use. Refused, as 5% of changes of use here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
19%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.