Smithfield Joinery, Smithfield Road, Builth Wells, LD2 3AN Data via plota.co.uk

25/0198/FUL - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Conversion of former workshop to form a dwelling including erection of ground floor extension and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Feb 2025
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Approved
23 May 2025

Approved on 23 May 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 32

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wye
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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 ↗
16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Peterwell, Grade II, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 16 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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Cadw ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 326 m away: River Wye / Afon Gwy (Wales); SSSI about 326 m away: River Wye (Upper Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Uchaf).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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.

Building

Floor area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 167)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Powys
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
LD2 3AN
Received
25 Feb 2025
Validated
25 Feb 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Apr 2025
Decision
Approve
Decision date
23 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Barrie Davies

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 18 days faster than Powys's median of 105 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.