Planning application
92-94 Ethan Arcade High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UP
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of the 1st and 2nd floors to 8 x 1-bed flats (4 units on each floor), above the ground floor property known as Barcode.
As published by the council, reference P/26/0040
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0040
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Full Approval
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- TOWN
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CF47 8UP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Full Approval
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: P/03/0292
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- Application: P/21/0289
- Application: P/98/0431
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 22 May 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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