Planning application
St John Ambulance Hall Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EH
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Convert the former ambulance hall into 4 No. flats, 2 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 1 bedroom and change the use from hall to residential
As published by the council, reference 26/0038/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0038/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bedwas And Trethomas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CF83 8EH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Caerphilly register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/0355/COU Awaiting decision
St John Ambulance Hall Pandy Road Bedwas Caerphilly CF83 8EH
Change the use from hall to residential with the creation of 4 No. flats, 2 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 1 bedroom
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Caerphilly
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER COMMENTS
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS
- DWR CYMRU/WELSH WATER COMMENTS
- NATURAL RESOURCES WALES COMMENTS
- SENIOR ENGINEER (DRAINAGE)
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING GROUND FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR AND GABLE ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- PROPOSED STRUCTURAL DETAILS
- GREEN STATEMENT AND BIODIVERSITY PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
- NHW-2025-DRAWING REGISTER 19-01-2026
- LOCATION PLAN
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