Unit 4 Brown Lennox Retail Park Ynysangharad Road Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 4DA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Use Class A1 to Use Class D2 (assembly and leisure) to allow occupation by a Gymnasium operator. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Sept 2025 · Planning and Development Committee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rhondda Planning and Development Committee on 4 Sept 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the leisure use suited the town centre, was compatible with surrounding uses and would bring a vacant unit back into use.
- Fifty-seven letters raised concerns about competition, town-centre effects, traffic, parking, retail loss and the need for another gym.
- The committee approved the application in accordance with the director’s recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Rhondda's committee minutes of 4 Sept 2025.
Documents 8
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 15 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rhondda in the last twelve months, from validation. Rhondda decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
61 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 4 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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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