Planning application
Unit 5 Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect 1 new fascia sign
As published by the council, reference P/26/0232
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0232
- Status
- Unknown
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2026
- Ward
- PARK
- Postcode
- CF48 1HY
Comment by 10 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Merthyr Tydfil through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Merthyr Tydfil register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/0129 Status unknown
Unit 5 Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
1 No. internally lit facia sign and 1 No. digital LED hording
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P/24/0174 Granted
Unit 5 Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
Variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5 of planning permission P/23/0223 to reduce the size of the mezzanine within Unit 5b
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 December 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.
What happens while it is decided
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.
About this record
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.
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Unit 5 Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
92% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug
1 No. internally lit facia sign and 1 No. digital LED hording
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Unit 5 Cyfarthfa Retail Park Swansea Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1HY
Variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5 of planning permission P/23/0223 to reduce the size of the mezzanine within Unit 5b
Granted Amendments 9 docs