Continental Sports Bar Ebbw Vale, 68 Bethcar Street, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6HG Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/0132 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Retrospective planning application for the continued use of premises as a licensed bar (A3 use class) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Validated
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 42 m away (reference 316209-045). 2 recorded mine entries within 50 m.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NP23 6HG
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Ebbw Vale South
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Creation Design
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 14 days faster than Blaenau Gwent's median of 67 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
19%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Aug 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.