Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 4 approved, 0 refused.

• 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.

  Decided 24 Aug 2026
• 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.

  Decided 24 Aug 2026
• P/26/0148 Granted

  Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

  Erection of external dining area canopy

  Decided 24 Aug 2026
• P/26/0055 Granted

  Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

  Non-material amendment to planning permission P/23/0131 to reduce the scale of the sports hall and changes to the elevations

  Decided 6 Jul 2026 Amendments

1. 10 Jun 2026

   Received by Merthyr Tydfil

2. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 23 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Unknown

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Merthyr Tydfil took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• Application: P/12/0208
• Application: P/23/0131
• Application: P/96/0208

This application is with Merthyr Tydfil for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Merthyr Tydfil's median decision took 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Merthyr Tydfil's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

  P/26/0164 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 7 (Contamination Remediation) and 11 (Ground Stability) of planning permission P/23/0131.

  Granted 12 docs

• Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

  P/26/0165 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission P/23/0131 relating to the layout of the building associated with the plant area.

  Granted

• Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

  P/26/0148 Submitted 7 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Erection of external dining area canopy

  Granted

• Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School-Bishop Hedley Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

  P/25/0292 Submitted 4 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 4 (Retaining Works) and 5 (Boundary Treatments) of planning permission P/23/0131 relating to a new school building.

  Granted Conditions 15 docs

• 12 Royal Crescent Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9LA

  P/25/0215 Submitted 15 Oct 2025 200 yards away

  Two storey and single storey extension to rear, porch to front.

  Granted Full applications Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9AN

  P/26/0055 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 200 yards away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission P/23/0131 to reduce the scale of the sports hall and changes to the elevations

  Granted Amendments 8 docs