Planning application
Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission P/23/0131 to reduce the scale of the sports hall and changes to the elevations
As published by the council, reference P/26/0055
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0055
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Non Material Amendment - Approved
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- PENYDARREN
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CF47 9AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Merthyr Tydfil register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/0164 Granted
Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Contamination Remediation) and 11 (Ground Stability) of planning permission P/23/0131.
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P/26/0165 Granted
Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN
Non-material amendment to planning permission P/23/0131 relating to the layout of the building associated with the plant area.
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P/26/0148 Granted
Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN
Erection of external dining area canopy
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P/26/0127 Status unknown
Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN
Discharge of conditions 14 (Grease Trap) and 22 (landscaping) of planning permission P/23/0131
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Merthyr Tydfil
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment - Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: P/12/0208
- Application: P/23/0131
- Application: P/23/0264
- Application: P/23/0271
- Application: P/24/0018
- Application: P/24/0081
- Application: P/24/0177
- Application: P/25/0015
- Application: P/25/0116
- Application: P/25/0292
- Application: P/96/0208
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Merthyr Tydfil granted permission on 6 July 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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