Trosnant Street Upper Car Park Trosnant Street Pontypool NP4 8AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/0367/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed temporary construction compound with security fencing and double and single storey cabins for offices and welfare facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
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Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 69.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

Pontypool 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 ↗
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Mount Pleasant United Reformed Church, Grade II, 42 m away · 6 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 72 m away: Pontypool Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Torfaen
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NP4 8AT
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Pontypool Fawr
Parish
Pontypool Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Urbanists

Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 96% of commercial premises in Torfaen are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 6913 days past the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
60decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Torfaen in the last twelve months, from validation. Torfaen decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

26 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15101089
Planning Portal ref
PP-15101089
Neighbours
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No