Planning application
Mountain Halls Forest Grove Treforest Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposal is to replace the existing flammable cladding (the timber effect panels) on the existing student accommodation with aluminium or rockpanel wood effect panels. The panels will be in a similar configuration (panel size) to the existing panels but will be A2 s1 d0 rated (non flammable). The colour will be as close a match as possible ? see attached drawing 1033-BPA-ED-ZZ-DG-AR-0004 Existing and Proposed Colour Samples. The height of the building will remain unchanged.
As published by the council, reference 26/0601/CPRO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0601/CPRO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Treforest
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Rhondda Cynon Taf
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Who's behind it
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BPA Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
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7 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 1033-BPA-ED-XX-SP-AR-0001-SUPPORTING-DOCUMENT
- 1033-BPA-ED-ZZ-DG-AR-0002 TYPICAL EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- 1033-BPA-ED-ZZ-DG-AR-0003 TYPICAL PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- 1033-BPA-ED-ZZ-DG-AR-0004 EXISTING AND PROPOSED COLOUR SAMPLES
- 09-1002-FUL DECISION
- 1033-BPA-ED-ZZ-DG-AR-0001 LOCATION PLAN
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Rhondda Cynon Taf granted permission on 29 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.
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