Wesley House Day Centre 71 High Street Ferndale Rhondda Cynon Taf CF43 4RR Data via plota.co.uk

25/0987/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of former day centre to seven self contained flats (Amended information received 17/11/2025) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
23 Feb 2026

Approved on 23 Feb 2026 · Planning and Development Committee · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Rhondda Planning and Development Committee on 12 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the vacant building could be reused sustainably without significant harm to neighbours, accommodation or the area’s character.
  • No neighbour objections were received, while consultees raised no objections subject to conditions or suggested measures.
  • The committee approved the application, adding a parking layout requirement and a construction management plan condition.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee concerns, conditions and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Rhondda's committee minutes of 12 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 4

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; 1 listed building within 150 m; Air quality management area 10 m away: Ferndale AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £90,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.

5 March 2025£90,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area262 m² (2,820 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Community/Day Centre
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Rhondda
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CF43 4RR
Received
25 Sept 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Ferndale And Maerdy
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
23 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning and Development Committee
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 14 days slower than Rhondda's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rhondda in the last twelve months, from validation. Rhondda decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Dec 2025
Committee
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.