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St James Church Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JL

Awaiting decision Torfaen 26/P/0440/CND

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Proposal

DOC 9 - Structural Appraisal Report on Existing Roof Structure, application 23/P/0296/LBC - Change of use to form a cafe/eatery and a multi-use cultural facility and function rooms.

As published by the council, reference 26/P/0440/CND

Application record

Reference
26/P/0440/CND
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
11 Sep 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Pontypool Fawr
Parish
Pontypool Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NP4 6JL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Torfaen register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/P/0373/CND Granted

    St James Church Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JL

    Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Method Statement) relating to planning application 23/P/0105/FUL change of use to form a cafe/eatery and multi-use cultural facility including cinema, food market, arts fair and function rooms. Changes to the building include the construction of a single storey toilet extension, the installation of glazed screens to separate the nave from the south-west aisle, and the chancel. A glass balcony is to be installed and a new door is to be inserted in the south-east elevation to provide a fire escape.

    Decided 15 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by Torfaen

  2. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 23/P/0296/LBC (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Graham Frecknall Architecture & Design Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

  • ORIGINAL DECISION NOTICE 23/P/0296/LBC Decision · 17 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Forms · 11 Sep 2026
  • HOW THE FEE WAS CALCULATED Other · 11 Sep 2026
  • A SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL Other · 11 Sep 2026
  • THE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 11 Sep 2026
  • STRUCTURAL APPRAISAL REPORT ON EXITING ROOF STRUCTURE Report · 11 Sep 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Torfaen for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Torfaen's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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