Planning application
Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition Notification: Demolition and deconstruction of Sinter Plant and associated infrastructure at Port Talbot Steelworks (Phase F)
As published by the council, reference P2026/0074
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0074
- Type
- Prior Notification Demolition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Notification Approval Not Required
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Margam & Taibach
- Parish
- Port Talbot
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA13 2NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Neath Port Talbot register
This site has had 6 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P2026/0385 Decided
Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Demolition Notification: Demoliton of the Phoenix Oil Tank Farm and associated infrastructure.
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P2026/0346 Withdrawn
Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Application to approve detail required by condition 57 (Coal Mining Risk Assessment) of planning permission P2024/0711 (Electric Arc Furnace project) approved on 07.03.2025.
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P2026/0320 Decided
Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Demolition Notification: Demolition of Stock House building and associated infrastructure.
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P2026/0135 Granted
Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Application to approve detail required by condition 57 (Coal Mining Risk Assessment) of planning permission P2024/0711 (Electric Arc Furnace project) approved on 07.03.2025. Partial discharge for the National Grid Substation Compound phase.
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P2026/0073 Granted
Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Demolition Notification: Demolition and deconstruction of Sinter Plant and associated infrastructure at Port Talbot Steelworks (Phases A-E and G-H)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Notification Approval Not Required
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tata Steel Ltd Applicant
5 applications on PlanIndex
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 4 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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