Planning application
15 Highland Gardens Neath Abbey Neath Port Talbot SA10 6PJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree covered by Tree Preservation Order (Area) (Ref. T339): Crown limbs reduced 1.5m to growth points.
As published by the council, reference P2025/0686
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/0686
- Type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Dyffryn
- Parish
- Dyffryn Clydach Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA10 6PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 13 November 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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