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St Thomas's Church Church Road Talywain Pontypool Torfaen

Awaiting decision Torfaen 25/P/0656/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Proposed change of use of former St Thomas Church to mixed use including: 10 letting bedrooms for holiday accommodation (Use Class C6), managers accommodation, cafe and associated alterations

As published by the council, reference 25/P/0656/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/P/0656/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Nov 2025
Ward
Abersychan
Parish
Pontypool Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Torfaen register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/P/0654/LBC Awaiting decision

    St Thomas's Church Church Road Talywain Pontypool Torfaen

    Proposed change of use of former St Thomas Church to mixed use including: 10 letting bedrooms for holiday accommodation (Use Class C6), managers accommodation, cafe and associated alterations

    Submitted 24 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Received by Torfaen

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Torfaen took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 25/P/0654/LBC (Pending Consideration)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

K W Dorrington Architectural Associates Agent, an architecture practice registered in Newport

Active · incorporated 2024 · Newport

37 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 70% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

  • HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT Report · 27 Nov 2025
  • DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 27 Nov 2025
  • PLANNING NOTICE NO 1 TO CHURCH IN WALES Forms · 18 Nov 2025
  • PLANNING CERTIFICATE B. Forms · 18 Nov 2025
  • WELSH TOURISM OCCUPANCY AND RATES REPORT. Report · 24 Oct 2025
  • TY MAWR WALL INSULATION TECH DETAILS Other · 24 Oct 2025
  • SITE PLAN Drawing · 24 Oct 2025
  • SILICATE-MASONRY-PAINT-DATA-SHEET-2025 Other · 24 Oct 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 24 Oct 2025
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & SECTION - KD2042-4 Drawing · 24 Oct 2025
  • EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - KD2042-3 Drawing · 24 Oct 2025
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN - KD2042-2 Drawing · 24 Oct 2025
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN - KD2042-2 Drawing · 24 Oct 2025
  • ECOLOGICAL SERVICES - BAT SURVEY AUG 2025 Report · 24 Oct 2025
  • CONSTRAINT SHEET Other · 24 Oct 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM. Forms · 24 Oct 2025

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Torfaen for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Torfaen decided full applications in a median of 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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