Planning application
53 Briton Ferry Road Neath SA11 1AR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of existing ground floor commercial unit and first floor flat (use class C3) into 1 no. 3-bedroom dwellinghouse (use class C3)
As published by the council, reference P2026/0043
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0043
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Neath East
- Parish
- Neath Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA11 1AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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22 May 2026
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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Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 22 May 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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