St John Baptist High School Glan Road Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8BW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of a single storey standalone building and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Dec 2025 · Planning and Development Committee · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Rhondda Planning and Development Committee on 11 Dec 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the building would provide modern school facilities and a community multi-faith room without unacceptable impacts.
- No neighbour representations were received, and consultees raised no objections, subject to recommended conditions.
- The committee approved the application in accordance with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Rhondda's committee minutes of 11 Dec 2025.
Documents 44
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 16
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 16
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 2
Checked on 10 October 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 9 days slower than Rhondda's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 11 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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