Ma Griffiths 41 High Street Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 4RH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0478/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Subdivision of existing mixed use property into a ground floor commercial unit and a first floor self-contained flat, with internal alterations only. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Trehondda Welsh Independent Chapel
List entry 14556 · 27 m away
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.
Cadw ↗
Air quality management area: Ferndale AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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 1

Last sold for £55,000 in July 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

17 July 2025£55,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area95 m² (1,023 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 111)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, 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
CF43 4RH
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Ferndale And Maerdy
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hosannahs
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 130 days from validation, 74 days slower than Rhondda's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
9%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
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.

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.