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26/P/0381/CEA - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Approved

Proposal

River level monitoring and flood warning. Proposal will include the construction of a small hardstand / footing of no more than 1.5m x 1.5m x 0.4m deep located directly behind railings next to the footway within Pontnewenydd Park, Pontypool. On this river side of the boundary fence a small kiosk containing monitoring equipment for river level data will be mounted. Together with a solar panel and a duct running from the kiosk to the river bank edge to house river level monitoring sensors. A locked gated access will also be required for NRW to access the river channel for maintenance of the equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Pont Newynydd (partly in the Trevethin community)
List entry 81924 · 20 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
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
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Pontnewynydd And Snatchwood
Parish
Pontypool Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve unconditionally
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 9 days from validation, about the council's usual 11 days. Approved, as 93% of lawful development certificates here are.

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93%approved
33decided in the last year

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15170425
Planning Portal ref
PP-15170425
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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