Planning application
The British Talywain Pontypool Torfaen
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Partial discharge of condition 5(g) (relating to Ecological Watching Brief) and full discharge of condtion 9 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 23/P/0615/FUL - Works to redirect the Blaengafog stream Castle Wood watercourse south of Farm Road and the creation of a pond to store water, allowing a more controlled discharge of surface water from the site into the existing culvert nextwork.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/0706/CND
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/0706/CND
- Type
- Discharge Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve unconditionally
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 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 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/P/0664/CND Granted
The British Talywain Pontypool Torfaen
Discharge of conditions 11 (reptile method statement) and 12 (ornithology method statement) of planning permission 23/P/0615/FUL - Works to redirect the Blaengafog stream Castle Wood watercourse south of Farm Road and the creation of a pond to store water, allowing a more controlled discharge of surface waters from the site into the existing culvert network. Associated remediation and landscaping works and repair/refurbishment works to the existing culvert.
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24/P/0537/SCREEN Decided
The British Talywain Pontypool Torfaen
EIA Screening opinion - Environmental Impact Assessment
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Torfaen
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27 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approve unconditionally
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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WSP UK Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1978 · London
79 applications on PlanIndex · across 39 councils · 89% granted
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8 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- CND APPROVE CONDITION DISCHARGE
- LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
- . ECOLOGIST ENVIRONMENT TEAM
- CONSULTEE COMMENTS
- APPROVED WSP BRITISH IRONWORKS LANDSCAPE & ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- APPROVED WSP TECHNICAL NOTE
- DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5G & 9 THE BRITISH
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torfaen granted permission on 18 December 2025, 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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