Planning application
Former Carpetright Unit E Dowlais Top Retail Park Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of solar panels
As published by the council, reference P/26/0006
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0006
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Certificate of Law Granted
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- DOWLAIS
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CF48 2TA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Merthyr Tydfil register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/0002 Granted
Former Carpetright Unit E Dowlais Top Retail Park Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TA
Canopy and new roller shutter door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Law Granted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 4 February 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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