MOUNTAIN VIEW Highfield, Blaina, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 3AP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential care home (Class C2) for up to 4 children Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Mar 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blaenau Gwent Planning Committee on 26 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers recommended approval because the care home was considered compatible with the residential area and acceptable for amenity, access and parking.
- Objectors raised concerns about highway safety, traffic, parking, privacy, disturbance, security and the effect on the neighbourhood.
- Members unanimously approved the application, with conditions, informatives and an additional highway-safety note; the ward member did not vote.
Source: Plota analysis of Blaenau Gwent's committee minutes of 26 Mar 2026.
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Sales history 2
Last sold for £395,000 in February 2026. Detached house, 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
- NP13 3AP
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- C2J Architects & Town Planners
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, 4 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
- Committee
- 26 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 31 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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 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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