Planning application
Unit B Aberafan Shopping Centre Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1PB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of first floor from shop (use class A1) to gym (use class D2).
As published by the council, reference P2025/0664
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/0664
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Aberavon
- Parish
- Port Talbot
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA13 1PB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Neath Port Talbot register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P2026/0117 Granted
Unit B Aberafan Shopping Centre Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1PB
Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (sound insulation scheme) of planning application P2025/0664 determined 21.01.2026.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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17 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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P2026/0117 Granted
Unit B Aberafan Shopping Centre Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1PB
Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (sound insulation scheme) of planning application P2025/0664 determined 21.01.2026.
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ET Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Crowthorne
Active · incorporated 2017 · Crowthorne
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Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 21 January 2026, 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.
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