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High Street Chapel High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DN

Granted Merthyr Tydfil P/20/0297 Listed Building Consent

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Refurbishment of chapel hall, including reconstruction of toilet block with re-instatement of pitched roof and part new pitched roof, demolition and reconstruction of west gable end wall and repainting of mural and re-render walls

As published by the council, reference P/20/0297

Application record

Reference
P/20/0297
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Listed Building Approval
Received
8 Sep 2021
Validated
8 Sep 2021
Decided
16 Mar 2023
Ward
TOWN
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CF47 8DN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Merthyr Tydfil register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/20/0296 Granted

    High Street Chapel High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DN

    Refurbishment of chapel hall, including reconstruction of toilet block with re-instatement of original pitched roof and part pitched roof, demolition and reconstruction of west gable end wall and re painting of mural and re-render walls

    Decided 16 Feb 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2021

    Received by Merthyr Tydfil

  2. 16 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Listed Building Approval

  3. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

61 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 16 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    P/20/0296 Submitted 8 Sep 2021 3m away

    Refurbishment of chapel hall, including reconstruction of toilet block with re-instatement of original pitched roof and part pitched roof, demolition and reconstruction of west gable end wall and re painting of mural and re-render walls

    Granted Full applications Demolition 60 docs
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