THE OLD RECTORY Rectory Road, Swffryd, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP11 5DU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use from C3 single family dwelling to C2 childrens care home (residential) for a maximum of three children and up to six carers Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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 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 £480,000 in October 2022. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NP11 5DU
- Received
- week of 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Llanhilleth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Justin Samuel Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 18 days faster than Blaenau Gwent's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Blaenau Gwent in the last twelve months, from validation. Blaenau Gwent decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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