Old Ambassador Buildings 1 - 2 Estate Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/0229/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land to site a food truck Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

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.
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.

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Important details

Council
Torfaen
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NP4 6YW
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Pontnewynydd And Snatchwood
Parish
Pontypool Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Keystone Structural Engineering

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 90% of changes of use here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14971617
Planning Portal ref
PP-14971617
Neighbours
22 Jun 2026
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No