39 - 47 Somerset Street, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1DL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor from A2 office use to D2 gym use and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Site constraints 2
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NP13 1DL
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Abertillery & Sixbells
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 22 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 57 days from validation, 12 days faster than Blaenau Gwent's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.
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
- 21 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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