Planning application
St James Church Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Part of Enabling Works - Site Security Hoarding. The supply and installation of fence posts, 3 high plywood hoarding including a set of double gates for vehicular access and one single gate for pedestrian access.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0141/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0141/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Pontypool Fawr
- 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 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/P/0157/CND Granted
St James Church Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen
Partial discharge of condition 7 (retention of bell) of planning permission 23/P/0296/LBC - method statement for the removal of ivy
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23/P/0296/LBC Granted
St James Church Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen
Change of use to form a cafe/eatery and a multi-use cultural facility and function rooms. Repair and conserve the existing historic fabric using like-for-like materials. The construction of a single storey toilet extension, the installation of glazed screens, a glass balcony and a new door on the south-east elevation to provide a fire escape
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Torfaen
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bolwell and Hayward Ltd. Agent, registered in Penarth
Active · incorporated 1979 · Penarth
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- FUL APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE
- HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
- . PONTYPOOL CC
- HERITAGE OFFICER - R CANNON
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- HOW THE FEE WAS CALCULATED
- SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL
- APPROVED LOCATION PLAN - AL.0.01
- APPROVED EXISTING GROUND SHOWING PROPOSED HOARDING - AL.0.100
- APPROVED EXISTING ELEVATION SHOWING PROPOSED HOARDING - AL.0.101
- APPROVED SITE HOARDING SECURITY WORKS - SCHEDULE OF WORK
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torfaen granted permission on 11 May 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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