Avonhurst 8 Cwmavon Road Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9LD Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/0257/CEA - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Proposed use of the existing dwelling within Class C3(b) as a childrens care home within the age range 8 to 17 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:59

Application progress

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Received

14 Jun 2026

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Validated

16 Jun 2026

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Approved

2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 3

World heritage site: World Heritage Site

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

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 ↗

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. 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 £45,000 in April 1997. Semi-detached house, freehold.

3 April 1997£45,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area136 m² (1,464 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyEnd-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms

Built1900 to 1929

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, 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: Torfaen
Application type: Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode: NP4 9LD
Received: 14 Jun 2026
Validated: 16 Jun 2026
Ward: Blaenavon
Parish: Blaenavon Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Aug 2026
Decision: Approve unconditionally
Decision date: 2 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 26 days faster than Torfaen's median of 42 for changes of use. Approved, as 90% of changes of use here are.

This one16d

Council42d

UK56d

72%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Torfaen in the last twelve months, from validation. Torfaen decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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.