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Former Swelco Factory Heol Y Gors Cwmgors Neath Port Talbot SA18 1RR

Awaiting decision Neath Port Talbot P2025/0285 Full Plans

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Demolition of former factory and redevelopment of site to provide 45 affordable dwellings with associated highway, engineering and green infrastructure works.(additional information re flood storage volume plan)

As published by the council, reference P2025/0285

Application record

Reference
P2025/0285
Type
Full Plans
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
23 Apr 2025
Validated
22 May 2025
Ward
Gwaun Cae Gurwen & Lower Brynamman
Parish
Gwaun Cae Gurwen Community Council
Postcode
SA18 1RR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Apr 2025

    Received by Neath Port Talbot

  2. 22 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Neath Port Talbot took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Amity Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newport

Active · incorporated 2018 · Newport

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Documents

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Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Neath Port Talbot for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Neath Port Talbot decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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