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Land At West Road Penallta Industrial Estate Penallta

Refused Caerphilly 23/0123/COU Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change the use of land to car sales and office

As published by the council, reference 23/0123/COU

Application record

Reference
23/0123/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Feb 2023
Validated
15 Mar 2023
Decided
3 May 2023
Ward
St Cattwg
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2023

    Received by Caerphilly

  2. 15 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 03 May 2023
  • DECISION Decision · 03 May 2023
  • GELLIGAER COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 03 May 2023
  • PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 13 Apr 2023
  • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 11 Apr 2023
  • DRAINAGE COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 27 Mar 2023
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 15 Mar 2023
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 15 Mar 2023
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 13 Feb 2023
  • GOOGLE SCREENSHOT Photo · 13 Feb 2023
  • GOOGLE SCREENSHOT 1 Photo · 13 Feb 2023

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What this refusal means

Caerphilly refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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