Planning application
Land To Rear Of Heol Alfred Wallace Rhos Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3FA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to two Scots Pine (identified as T3 and T4) covered by Tree Preservation Orders T326/T12 and T326/T13. Crown lift on both trees by 2-3m and reduce back southern branches enroaching garden area by 2-3m.
As published by the council, reference P2024/0741
Application record
- Reference
- P2024/0741
- Type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 19 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Rhos
- Parish
- Cilybebyll Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA8 3FA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2024
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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20 Nov 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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16 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 7 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.
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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