Planning application
Old Ambassador Buildings 1 - 2 Estate Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of land to site a food truck
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0229/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0229/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pontnewynydd And Snatchwood
- Parish
- Pontypool Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NP4 6YW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Torfaen register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/0353/VAR Granted
Old Ambassador Buildings 1 - 2 Estate Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW
VAR Condition 2 - Opening Times of Food Truck to include Saturdays 9am - 6pm - of Application Reference Number: 26/P/0229/FUL - Change of use of land to site a food truck
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Torfaen
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/P/0353/VAR Granted
Old Ambassador Buildings 1 - 2 Estate Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW
VAR Condition 2 - Opening Times of Food Truck to include Saturdays 9am - 6pm - of Application Reference Number: 26/P/0229/FUL - Change of use of land to site a food truck
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Keystone Structural Engineering Agent, an engineering consultancy registered in Aberdeen
Dissolved · incorporated 2012 · Aberdeen
57 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 86% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- FUL APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE
- HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- PONTYPOOL CC
- NRW COMMENTS
- PHOTOS ATTACHED TO EMAIL FROM APPLICANT REGARDING TOWING AND REMOVAL OF UNIT
- WELSH WATER COMMENTS
- DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK
- APPROVED EXISTING & PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 26-2541-DWG-10A
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- HOW THE FEE WAS CALCULATED
- A SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torfaen granted permission on 17 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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