Planning application
What Stores Ltd Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
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Proposal
Vary condition 5 of planning permission 25/0499/NCC (Vary condition 05 of planning consent 13/0025/NCC (Vary Condition 04 of planning permission 07/1230/NCC to enable up to 25 per cent of the net sales space within Unit 18 to be used for the sale of other goods not including clothing, footwear or fresh food products) to allow for the sale of convenience goods (up to 80% of the net sales space) and comparison goods (up to 20% of the net sales space) in respect of Unit 18 only) to amend the permitted retail use (Class A1) of the floorspace
As published by the council, reference 26/0566/NCC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0566/NCC
- Type
- Development without complying with conds
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Morgan Jones
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- CF83 3GX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Caerphilly register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0647/FULL Awaiting decision
What Stores Ltd Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Carry out minor elevation changes and associated amendments to existing retail unit and car park
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25/0880/CLPU Granted
What Stores Ltd Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm there are no restrictions which would limit the customer opening hours or servicing hours of the building at Unit 18 (previously known as Unit 7), Gallagher Retail Park
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25/0879/NCC Granted
What Stores Ltd Unit 18 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Vary condition 03 of planning permission 22/0581/COU (Change the use from Class A1 to Class D2 and make external alterations) to allow customers who may shop in Unit 18 up until 2200 hours to exit the car park having loaded their purchased goods into their car (i.e. use the car park up until 2215 hours)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Caerphilly
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 October 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/0499/NCC (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Montagu Evans LLP Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2005 · London
1,330 applications on PlanIndex · across 128 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- RETAIL IMPACT TABLES
- OPERATOR STATEMENT - PART1
- OPERATOR STATEMENT - PART 2
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT - PART2
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT - PART 1
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- COVER LETTER
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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's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm there are no restrictions which would limit the customer opening hours or servicing hours of the building at Unit 18 (previously known as Unit 7), Gallagher Retail Park
Granted Lawful development 8 docs -
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Vary condition 03 of planning permission 22/0581/COU (Change the use from Class A1 to Class D2 and make external alterations) to allow customers who may shop in Unit 18 up until 2200 hours to exit the car park having loaded their purchased goods into their car (i.e. use the car park up until 2215 hours)
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Unit 16 Gallagher Retail Park Parc Pontypandy Caerphilly CF83 3GX
Vary condition 4 (General Goods Restrictions) of planning consent 25/0499/NCC (Vary condition 05 of planning consent 13/0025/NCC (Vary Condition 04 of planning permission 07/1230/NCC (Vary Condition 15 of planning permission 07/0168/NCC (Vary conditions 8 and 27 and delete condition 10 of planning permission P/05/1368) to amend number of parking spaces) to enable up to 25 per cent of the net sales space within Unit 18 to be used for the sale of other goods not including clothing, footwear or fresh food products) to allow for the sale of convenience goods (up to 80% of the net sales space) and comparison goods (up to 20% of the net sales space) in respect of Unit 18 only) to also allow for the sale of clothing, footwear, homeware, and ancillary items and allow for the inclusion of an ancillary cafe within the store in respect of Unit 16 only (formerly known as Unit 8)
Granted 17 docs