Planning application
40 Windsor Road Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1LU
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of retail premises to coffee/wine bar (use class A3) on ground and first floor and use of second floor for arts and crafts workshops (use class D1). Plus replacement shop front, installation of solar panels on roofscape, addition of bin store and construction of external fire escape.
As published by the council, reference P2025/0885
Application record
- Reference
- P2025/0885
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Neath North
- Parish
- Neath Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA11 1LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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23 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Atrium Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Swansea
Active · incorporated 2020 · Swansea
186 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 81% granted
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See their track recordDarmatt Properties Applicant, registered in West Glamorgan
Active · incorporated 2002 · West Glamorgan
1 application on PlanIndex
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Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 5 March 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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