Planning application
Old Ambassador Buildings 1 - 2 Estate Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0353/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0353/VAR
- Category
- Amendments
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Pontnewynydd And Snatchwood
- Parish
- Pontypool Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NP4 6YW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Torfaen
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an engineering consultancy registered in Aberdeen
43 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 85% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Torfaen for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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