56 & 56A Windsor Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HY Data via plota.co.uk

25/P/0754/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of shop to mixed use shop, meeting place, coffee house and internet café/restaurant (sui generis use) and external alterations including installation of balcony, fenestration alterations and rear gates Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Dec 2025
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 16

Plans & drawings 12

PDF AMENDED A-2042-19 R3 AMENDED EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONS A-2042-19 R3 Amended Drawing · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF A-2042-23 DETAIL PRIVACY SCREEN A-2042-23 Drawing · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF A-2042-22 EAST ELEVATION INDICATING ENTRANCE GATES, SECTION THROUGH GATES Amended Drawing · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED A-2042-21 R2 AMENDED SECOND FLOOR PLAN, FIRST FLOOR PLAN, GROUND FLOOR PLAN, LOWER GROUND FLO Amended Drawing · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED A-2042-19 R2 AMENDED EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONS -A-2042-19 R2 Amended Drawing · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED AMENDED A-2042-19 R2 SUPERSEDED AMENDED EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONS -A-2042-19 R2 Superseded Drawing · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED A-2042-21 R1 SUPERSEDED SECOND FLOOR PLAN, FIRST FLOOR PLAN, GROUND FLOOR PLAN, LOWER GROUND Superseded Drawing · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED A-2042-19 R1 SUPERSEDED EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - A-2042-19 R1 Superseded Drawing · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED A-2042-21 SUPERSEDED SECOND FLOOR PLAN, FIRST FLOOR PLAN, GROUND FLOOR PLAN, LOWER GROUND Superseded Drawing · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF A-2042-20 EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN, EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN, EXISTING FIRST FLO Drawing · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED A-2042-19 SUPERSEDED EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONS, EXISTING EAST ELEVATION, PROPOSED WEST ELEV Superseded Drawing · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF A-2042-01 LOCATION PLAN, AERIAL VIEW, BLOCK PLAN - A-2042-01 Drawing · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Torfaen
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NP4 5HY
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Panteg
Parish
Pontypool Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Architecture & Design Technology

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 15 days slower than Torfaen's median of 42 for changes of use. Approved, as 90% of changes of use here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No