The old courthouse in Pontypridd is set to become student flats after councillors approved plans despite concerns over parking and appearance. A planning application and conservation area consent application were granted permission by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s planning committee on Thursday, July 7 for 26 student flats for the building on Court House Street in Graig.
The application from Cartrefi Ltd will see the building converted from offices and would involve partly demolishing the existing building. A previous application was granted for the conversion of the building into 20 flats which also included partial demolition.
The report said it is understood that conversion works have already commenced under the approved consent so the current application will be part-retrospective. During the early stages of the development, the applicant thought less of the building needed to be demolished than originally thought and extra flats could be included in the scheme.
