Planning application
Commando Fit Dare Valley Country Park Dare Road Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 7RG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full planning application for a proposed gym facility and a proposed sauna facility with associated works (Amended plans received 28/07/2026).
As published by the council, reference 26/0520/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0520/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Aberdare West And Llwydcoed
- Postcode
- CF44 7RG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rhondda Cynon Taf register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/0815/FUL Granted
Commando Fit Dare Valley Country Park Dare Road Cwmdare Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 7RG
Proposed overclad of existing shipping containers to create a coffee area. Marquee area to create a gym area with 3mr roller shutters to gain access and side elevation with perspex window (Partly Retrospective).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Rhondda Cynon Taf
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
- NRW
- SITE AND LANDSCAPING PLAN
- PROPOSED BUNDED STORE
- PROPOSED FOUL WATER STORAGE TANK
- PROPOSED GYM ELEVATION PLANS
- PROPOSED GYM SIDE ELEVATION PLANS
- HENEB
- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT (FRM) / LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY (LLFA)
- WELSH WATER
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- THE COAL AUTHORITY
- LSBUD ENQUIRY CONFIRMATION
- WWU LETTER
- WWU PLAN
- NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION PLAN
- NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION LETTER
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED GYM AND SAUNA AT DARE VALLEY COUNTRY PARK DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
- COAL BOARD REPORT
- COAL BOARD
- GREEN_INFRASTRUCTURE_STATEMENT-1301502
- PROPOSED GYM FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN (SAUNA AND COLD PLUNGE)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (SAUNA)
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS (SAUNA)
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