Planning application
Former Ironworks Knows As The British Talywain Pontypool Torfaen
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Proposal
Discharge of conditions 7 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation), 13 (Remediation Strategy), 15 (Contamination Report and Geo-environmental Prelimminary Risk Assessment), 18 (Details of access track) relating to planning application 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.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0032/CND
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0032/CND
- Type
- Discharge Condition
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Abersychan
- Parish
- Pontypool Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Torfaen
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22 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 June 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 23/P/0615/FUL (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WSP UK Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1978 · London
67 applications on PlanIndex · across 34 councils · 86% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- ARCHAEOLOGY REPORT
- REMEDIATION STRATEGY BY WSP
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF WRITTEN SCHEME OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT MITIGATIO
- GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT ADDEENDUM TO PSSR
- CELLPAVE 40 - INTERLOCKING CELLULAR PAVING GRID SYSTEM
- APPENDIX 30-2 WEED CONTROL
- GDR G7 CONTAMINATION AND GROUND RISK
- TECH NOTE 1 - THE BRITISH IRONWORKS - ACCESS TRACK MAINTENANCE
- TYPICAL DETAIL OF DRAINAGE TO ACCESS TRACK
- APPLICATION FORM
- ORIGINAL DECISION NOTICE 23/P/0615/FUL
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Open the documentsWhat 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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The British Talywain Pontypool Torfaen
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