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Land At Caegarw Farm Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TL

Decided Neath Port Talbot P2025/0624 Screening Opinion

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 for a proposed ground mounted 9.9MW capacity solar farm and ancillary infrastructure including security fencing, access, and landscaping works to generate power to feed into the local electricity distribution network.

As published by the council, reference P2025/0624

Application record

Reference
P2025/0624
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Decided
Decision
EIA Development
Received
27 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Sep 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Margam & Taibach
Parish
Port Talbot
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SA13 2TL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2025

    Received by Neath Port Talbot

  2. 4 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: EIA Development

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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After the decision

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