A former Rhondda church is to be turned into flats after councillors gave plans their backing. The conversion of the former Ystrad English Congregational Church in Ton Pentre into 11 flats was approved by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s planning committee on Thursday, November 3.
The church was built in the late 1800s but stopped being a place of worship in early 2020. Minor changes will be made to the outside of the building and the main access will be from an existing doorway on Church Street whilst what was formerly the public entrance on Church Road would be blocked up.
The application from Taff Developments Ltd was for a mixture of one and two-bed flats on four floors. These will be market flats for sale but the section 106 agreement will require a financial contribution equal to 30% of the open market value of one of the two-bedroom flats.
