The Modik Building 13 Gas Street Newtown Powys SY16 2AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/0305/FUL - Full planning permission Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from retail to professional services and office space, internal and external alterations to include balcony and access ramp Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Mar 2026
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Validated
26 Mar 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Name hidden Show Consultee Response · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Ground Investigation Report REV 1 - FINAL- June 26 - COMPILED Supporting documents · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

36 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Bank Antiques, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin · 36 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Newtown - Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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
Scheduled monument about 183 m away: Newtown Old Church.

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 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
Powys
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SY16 2AD
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Ward
Newtown East
Parish
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 May 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hughes Architects - Mr Rhys Farmer

How this decision compares

Decided in 139 days from validation, 51 days slower than Powys's median of 88 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

21%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Historical activity at this location

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