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University Of South Wales Sports Park Main Avenue Treforest Industrial Estate Pontypridd CF37 5UP
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Council sourceDevelopment of an unheated indoor 3G sports pitch with a two storey front of house wrapping around accommodating clean changing rooms for the pitch, muddy changing rooms for the external pitches, treatment rooms, a strength and conditioning room, staff offices, 3 large classrooms, teaching/observation seating as well as the necessary ancillary spaces. An existing changing room pavilion will be demolished and in its place extra car parking spaces will be provided made to match existing and a larger pedestrian route. A new car park will be proposed at the lower site facilitating coach/mini bus drop off, additional parking, vehicular road access to the proposed new academic building and a safe pedestrian route to connect the lower car park to the Sports Centre which will act as the main reception.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Mining AuthorityCONSULTN | 20 Dec 2016 | View |
| Site Investigation ReportReport · PDF | 12 Dec 2016 | View |
| Materials Management PlanSUPPINFO · PDF | 25 Nov 2016 | View |
| Amended site location plan - updated red line boundarySITEPLAN · PDF | 2 Nov 2016 | View |
| Amended red line boundary planPLAN · PDF | 11 Oct 2016 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN · PDF | 26 Sept 2016 | View |
| Condition 15 Wildlife management planSUPPINFO · PDF | 26 Sept 2016 | View |
| NRW 23/09/16CONSULTN · PDF | 26 Sept 2016 | View |
| Flood Consequence AssessmentSUPPINFO · PDF | 12 Sept 2016 | View |
| Planning Policy ResponseCONSULTN | 5 Sept 2016 | View |
| GGATCONSULTN · PDF | 30 Aug 2016 | View |
| Part 2 DASDESIGN · PDF | 30 Aug 2016 | View |
| Coal AuthorityCONSULTN | 30 Aug 2016 | View |
| GGATCONSULTN · PDF | 26 Aug 2016 | View |
| Existing site levelsPLAN · PDF | 24 Aug 2016 | View |
| Geotechnical StudySUPPINFO · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| NRWCONSULTN | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Welsh WaterCONSULTN · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| Dwr CymruCONSULTN | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| The Coal AuthorityCONSULTN | 15 Aug 2016 | View |
| South Wales PoliceCONSULTN | 15 Aug 2016 | View |
| Public Health & ProtectionCONSULTN | 15 Aug 2016 | View |
| Wales & West UtilitiesCONSULTN · PDF | 10 Aug 2016 | View |
| FRMCONSULTN | 10 Aug 2016 | View |
| Wales & West UtilitiesCONSULTN · PDF | 10 Aug 2016 | View |
| South Wales PoliceCONSULTN | 9 Aug 2016 | View |
| SPORTS WALESCONSULTN · PDF | 5 Aug 2016 | View |
| WWUCONSULTN · PDF | 3 Aug 2016 | View |
| Coal AuthorityCONSULTN | 3 Aug 2016 | View |
| WWUCONSULTN · PDF | 3 Aug 2016 | View |
| COAL RISK ASSESSMENTSUPPINFO · PDF | 2 Aug 2016 | View |
| APP FORM NO DETAILSAPPFORM · PDF | 27 Jul 2016 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSITEPLAN · PDF | 27 Jul 2016 | View |
| Proposed drainagePLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Part 1DESIGN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| ELEVATIONS_LRPLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Flood Consequences Assessment R01aSUPPINFO · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Hardworks_Furniture & Fencing Rev_01PLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Treforest - Phase 1 Habitat Survey_LRSUPPINFO · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Arboricultural ReportSUPPINFO · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Tree protection & clearance Rev_01PLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Part 3DESIGN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SITE WIDE PLANPLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Transport Statement - Sport Park II - AppendicesSUPPINFO · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE CONTEXTPLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| LEVEL 1 - GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANPLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Coal Authority Report & EnvirocheckSUPPINFO · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Transport Statement - Sport Park II - ReportSUPPINFO · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Landscape Indicative Levels Rev_01PLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| LEVEL 0 - GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANPLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Landscape Planting Palette Rev_01PLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| Landscape GA Rev_01PLAN · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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