Planning application
Car Park Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposal for the installation of ten rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of Cyfarthfa Retail Park, including one fully accessible bay.
As published by the council, reference P/26/0042
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0042
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Full Approval
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- PARK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CF48 1HY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Merthyr Tydfil register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/0182 Awaiting decision
Car Park Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
Two freestanding non-illuminated directional signs
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P/26/0026 Granted
Car Park Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
Proposal for the installation of four rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of Cyfarthfa Shopping Park, including one fully accessible EV charging bay.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Full Approval
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: P/02/0514
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 27 March 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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