16 Handel Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7SY

1. 11 Nov 2024

   Received by Neath Port Talbot

2. 12 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Jan 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 16 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 6 January 2025, 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 18 Handel Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7SY

  P2026/0265 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Single storey front and rear extension

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 243 Western Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NF

  P2026/0243 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission reference P2021/1228 approved on 12.01.2022 to remove rooflights on front slope, installation of first floor north side bedroom window, relocation of first floor rear facing window to the southern side elevation, remove front canopy and ramp, replace garage door with window to serve kitchen and internal reconfiguration to create a 5th bedroom on first floor.

  Withdrawn Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

• 243 Western Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NF

  P2026/0419 Submitted 29 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Proposed two storey side extension and widening of dropped kerb

  Granted Extension

• 2 Kern Close Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7SS

  P2026/0184 Submitted 23 Mar 2026 200 yards away

  Change of use of land to incorporate into domestic garden / driveway area.

  Granted Full applications

• 233 Western Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NE

  P2024/0628 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 250 yards away

  Temporary planning consent for two years to use a rear ground floor room for hairdressing (use class A1)

  Granted Full applications

• 15 Greig Close Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7SH

  P2025/0694 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 300 yards away

  Rear outbuilding

  Granted Full applications

• P2026/0577 Awaiting decision

  60 Heol Y Felin Caewern Neath Port Talbot SA10 7SL

  Proposed access ramp to front of property

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Full applications
• P2026/0554 Awaiting decision

  27 Treforgan Road Crynant Neath Port Talbot SA10 8PW

  Proposed part single storey part two storey rear extension and front porch.

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Full applications
• P2025/0629 Granted

  Gnoll Nursing Home 27 Gnoll Park Road Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3BT

  Proposed single storey rear extension to existing care home, providing no.4 ensuite bedrooms with ancillary facilities, green roof and solar panels, workshop store, bin and bicycle storage. Retention of existing single storey rear extension and development of single storey rear extension facilitating stairway and store adjoining existing extension, and first floor extension facilitating no.4 ensuite bedrooms with ancillary facilities

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P2026/0123 Granted

  Keepers Lodge Lane From Church Road To Keepers Lodge Cilybebyll Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3JS

  Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of replacement dwelling, solar panels on annex, associated external works comprising of boundary treatment, planting, permeable surfacing, and ancillary plant room (amended plans received 17/07/2026)

  Received 1 Mar, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P2026/0548 Awaiting decision

  100 Main Road Bryncoch Neath Port Talbot SA10 7TL

  Retrospective planning permission for the replacement of an existing conservatory with a single-storey rear extension, together with a raised patio and access steps

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Full applications