Project Riverside (Lovell Residential Development Site) Merthyr Vale Merthyr Tydfil

1. 13 Jul 2021

   Received by Merthyr Tydfil

2. 17 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Full Approval

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 17 August 2021, 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 84 Kingfisher Crescent Merthyr Vale Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TL

  P/24/0229 Submitted 27 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Retain existing outbuilding in rear garden and reduce the roof height and overhang.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• 29 Kingfisher Crescent Merthyr Vale Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TL

  P/25/0237 Submitted 2 Sep 2025 200 yards away

  Proposed new single storey side extension and demolition of outbuilding

  Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Ysgol Rhyd Y Grug Primary School Aberfan Crescent Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4NT

  P/26/0156 Submitted 13 Jul 2026 400 yards away

  Discharge condition 10 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission P/25/0048.

  Granted 5 docs

• Cartrefle Station Hill Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4PR

  P/26/0093 Submitted 1 May 2026 450 yards away

  Vary condition 2 of planning permission P/25/0316 to allow for the erection of an additional dormer to the front roof elevation

  Granted Amendments Loft or dormer 4 docs

• Cartrefle Station Hill Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4PR

  P/25/0316 Submitted 25 Nov 2025 450 yards away

  Proposed front dormer windows, demolition of existing storage sheds and new garage and store

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Demolition +1 11 docs

• Greenwich House Aberfan Road Aberfan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4QN

  P/26/0032 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 0.3 miles away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~17 Apr

  Change of use from dwelling (C3) to small HMO (C4)

  Status unknown Full applications 14 docs
  Domestic

• P/26/0176 Status unknown

  36 Berry Square Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF48 3AL

  Erection of two storey side extension, and the repositioning of parking area and vehicular entrance.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/26/0194 Status unknown

  114 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8AP

  Change of use of ground floor to A3 use and 1st 2nd & 3rd floors to 2 self contained flats

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Full applications
• P/26/0189 Status unknown

  National Grid Electricity Distribution South Wales Dowlais Grid Substation Pengarnddu Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil

  Removal of the existing tower and installation of new tower with new antennas and transmission dishes, emergency back up generator, cable gantry, feeder cables and associated access track, etc.

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Full applications
• P/26/0078 Granted

  73 Nightingale Street Abercanaid Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1EJ

  Single storey rear extension

  Received 13 Apr, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P/26/0098 Granted

  25 Heather Court Quakers Yard Treharris CF46 5RP

  Erection of single storey extension

  Received 12 May, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Full applications