Planning application
The Pioneer Hotel Maindee Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HQ
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change the use of vacant hotel into 14 No. self-contained flats with associated works
As published by the council, reference 25/0189/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0189/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ynysddu
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NP11 7HQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Caerphilly register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/0190/LBC Awaiting decision
The Pioneer Hotel Maindee Road Cwmfelinfach Newport NP11 7HQ
Change the use of vacant hotel into 14 No. self-contained flats with associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2025
Received by Caerphilly
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Caerphilly took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
K W Dorrington Architectural Agent, an architecture practice
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 68% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- NATURAL RESOURCES WALES COMMENTS
- PROPOSED BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED FIRST & SECOND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- BAT HIBERNATION SURVEY REPORT 2026
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- NRW COMMENTS
- PRINCIPAL HOUSING STRATEGY OFFICER COMMENTS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SITE PLAN
- ACCESS STATEMENT APRIL 2026
- DESIGN STATEMENT
- HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT APRIL 2026
- APPLICATION FORM
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- EXAMPLE LIGHTING PLAN
- NRW COMMENTS
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL COMMENTS
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS
- SENIOR ENGINEER (DRAINAGE) COMMENTS
- DWR CYMRU WELSH WATER COMMENTS
- PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT (PRA) AND ACTIVITY SURVEYS FOR BATS
- GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT:
- AMENDED EXISTING BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLANS
- AMENDED EXISTING 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR PLANS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Caerphilly for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Caerphilly decided full applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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