Planning application
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
Illuminated sign to front of building
As published by the council, reference P/26/0037
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0037
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Advertisement Approval
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 20 Apr 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 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/25/0256 Granted
Unit E Dowlais Top Retail Park Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TA
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission P/95/0607 to enable the unit to be used for the sale of convenience goods, carpets and consumer durable goods, together with no more than 175sqm gross floorspace of unrestricted ancillary comparison goods.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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20 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Advertisement Approval
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: P/25/0256
- Application: P/25/0342
- Application: P/25/0343
- Application: P/26/0001
- Application: P/26/0002
- Application: P/26/0006
- Application: P/26/0027
- Application: P/26/0036
- Application: P/96/0261
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 20 April 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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