Planning application
P/25/0265
Land To The North Of The Heads Of The Valleys Road Off Rhymney Common Road Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2YG
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and development of a restaurant with drive-thru facility (Use Class A3) including access and cycle path, servicing, car parking, hard and soft landscaping, advertisements and other associated works
As published by the council, reference P/25/0265
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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20 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Full Approval
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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P/25/0266 Status unknown
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