Planning application
Gelligron House Gelligron Road Rhydyfro Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4NR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to 1x Purple Beech (identified as T1) covered by Tree Preservation Order T211/A4: - Reduce crown by 2 to 3 metres. - Remove all deadwood. - Remove old pruning stumps.
As published by the council, reference P2021/0641
Application record
- Reference
- P2021/0641
- Type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 9 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Pontardawe
- Parish
- Pontardawe Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Panel Decision
- Postcode
- SA8 4NR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2021
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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5 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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7 Aug 2026
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Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 5 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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