78 - 84 Commercial Street Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6BA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change the use from B1 to C3 to create 4 No. 2 bedroom flats with loft conversions and ground floor garages Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 64.
Documents 18
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 14
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £190,000 in January 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Postcode
- NP11 6BA
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Risca West
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 64, past the statutory target. 92% of changes of use in Caerphilly are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Caerphilly in the last twelve months, from validation. Caerphilly decision record →
Public comments
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 25 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.