Libanus Chapel, Glan-Rhyd Road, Ystradgynlais, Swansea, SA9 1AU Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/0849/FUL - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Conversion of former chapel to residential dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Oct 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Powys's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
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 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 £131,000 in April 2026. Detached house, freehold.

15 April 2026£131,000

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

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Important details

Council
Powys
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SA9 1AU
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Ynyscedwyn
Parish
Ystradgynlais
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 72 of the 56-day target. Powys usually decides changes of use by day 97.

Day 7225 days to the predicted decision (day 97)
19%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Public comments

9comments received
9 neutral

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.