Caerphilly Garden Centre Old Nantgarw Road Nantgarw Taffs Well Rhondda Cynon Taf CF15 7UN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed new-build cat rescue and adoption centre comprising twelve cat pens, staff and utility facilities, plant and storage, with associated external works including hard and soft landscaping, four parking spaces and one delivery vehicle bay. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 May 2026 · Planning and Development Committee · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rhondda Planning and Development Committee on 16 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the centre would have acceptable effects on biodiversity, appearance, neighbours and surrounding uses.
- A neighbour objected over cat welfare, disabled parking, wider parking capacity and aircraft-engine noise.
- The committee approved the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Rhondda's committee minutes of 16 Apr 2026.
Documents 39
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 19
Site constraints 1
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
- Council
- Rhondda
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CF15 7UN
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Taff's Well
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 8 May 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Development Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Bowker Sadler
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 100 days from validation, 43 days slower than Rhondda's median of 57 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 26 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 16 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
11 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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