Planning application
24 Commercial Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DZ
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed two storey rear extension and conversion of upper floor from shop store to one bedroom flat
As published by the council, reference 26/P/0490/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/0490/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 19 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Pontnewydd
- Parish
- Cwmbran Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NP44 1DZ
Comment by 18 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Torfaen through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Oct 2026
Received by Torfaen
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28 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 December 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
aj tech design Agent, a design practice registered in Bedford
Active · incorporated 2019 · Bedford
58 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 67% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- A SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL
- PLANS & ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING & PROPOSED - PL01
- THE LOCATION PLAN
- GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT
- ADDITIONAL PLANS
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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 full applications in a median of 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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