The Oval Ground Ynyshir CF39 0EF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of an accessible viewing area comprising a low retaining wall and levelled platform for wheelchair users, together with the installation of a converted shipping container to provide sheltered viewing for disabled spectators. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Planning and Development Committee · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rhondda Planning and Development Committee on 19 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would improve accessibility without unacceptable effects on the area, neighbours, highways or ecology.
- Five objections raised parking, appearance and property-value concerns, while consultees raised no objections.
- The committee approved the application in accordance with the recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Rhondda's committee minutes of 19 Mar 2026.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 19 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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