Visitor Centre, BRYN BACH COUNTRY PARK Merthyr Road, Tafarnaubach, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, NP22 3AY Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0089 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

New building to increase the number of driving range bays by 4 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Validated
10 Jun 2026
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Committee
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Blaenau Gwent Planning Committee on 9 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers recommended approval because the building would not unacceptably affect minerals, neighbours, streetscene or countryside, subject to conditions.
  • Consultees raised no objections, and no public responses were received.
  • The committee granted permission subject to the report’s conditions; the ward member did not vote.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Blaenau Gwent's committee minutes of 9 Sept 2026.

Documents 18

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Site constraints 1

Local nature reserve about 18 m away: Parc Bryn Bach
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NP22 3AY
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Sirhowy
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, about the council's usual 92 days. Approved, as 94% of commercial premises here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
14%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Committee
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026

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.