Planning application
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to the roof to include new walkways, fixed ladder access, new insulation and associated parapet and clerestory windows. Installation of new gutters and replacement of rainwater goods. Works to external elevation to include replacement windows, new doors and repair or replacement of lintels. Internal works to include the installation of new steel beams, repairs to timber reinforcements, new loft access hatch and bat boxes and minor revisions to the approve drainage scheme
As published by the council, reference P/25/0330
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/0330
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Listed Building Approval
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- PARK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CF47 8RE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Merthyr Tydfil register
This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/0066 Withdrawn
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
Works to the roof to include new walkways, fixed ladder access, new insulation and associated parapet and clerestory windows. Installation of new gutters and replacement of rainwater goods. Works to external elevation to include replacement windows, new doors and repair or replacement of lintels. Internal works to include the installation of new steel beams, repairs to timber reinforcements, new loft access hatch and bat boxes and minor revisions to the approved drainage scheme
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P/26/0063 Granted
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
Discharge of condition 3 details of cabling routes of planning permission P/25/0272
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P/25/0283 Granted
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
Discharge of Condition 5 CEMP of planning permission P25/0178
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P/25/0284 Granted
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
Discharge of condition 5 of planning permission P/25/0087
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P/25/0249 Granted
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
Discharge of conditions 3 Archaeologist and 4 WPP
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P/25/0272 Granted
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
The proposed works comprise: - Refurbishment of main WCs and secondary, currently disused, WCs. - Upgrades to and expansion of CCTV provision internally. - Upgrades to 2 no. external CCTV cameras - existing fixings to be reused. - Introduction of improved and more energy efficient exhibition lighting. - Installation of Wi-Fi throughout the museum spaces
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P/25/0248 Granted
Cyfarthfa Castle Cyfarthfa Park Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RE
Discharge of condition 3 of permission P/25/0087 nominated archaeologist
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Listed Building Approval
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
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Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 15 June 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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