Planning application
Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a VAM regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) unit at Aberpergwm Colliery for methane abatement
As published by the council, reference P2025/0849
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/0849
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Blaengwrach & Glynneath West
- Parish
- Glynneath Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA11 5AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Neath Port Talbot register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P2026/0322 Decided
Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AJ
Application under Part 19 of the General Permitted Development Order 1995 for the installation of a new Diesel Tank.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2025
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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19 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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 12 August 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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