Planning application
The Synagogue Church Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0ER
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Repair and restoration of the Grade II listed Synagogue and Grade II listed Primrose Hill to provide a Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre, with associated landscaping works on land to the north and east of the Synagogue, the erection of a bat roost house, plant enclosure and air source heat pump.
As published by the council, reference P/25/0230
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/0230
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Full Approval
- Received
- 21 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- TOWN
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CF47 0ER
Site history
Applications at this address on the Merthyr Tydfil register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/25/0229 Granted
The Synagogue Church Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0ER
Repair and restoration of the Grade II listed Synagogue and Grade II listed Primrose Hill to provide a Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre, with associated landscaping works on land to the north and east of the Synagogue, the erection of a bat roost house, plant enclosure and air source heat pump.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2025
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Full Approval
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
112 documents on file for this application
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Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 3 March 2026, 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.
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