P2026/0156

1. 17 Mar 2026

   Received by Neath Port Talbot

2. 26 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Issue Certificate

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within five years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• P2026/0368 Granted

  Hafan Brynheulog Ffordd Brynheulog Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JW

  Removal of the existing pitched entrance roof structures and replacement with a new flat roof to the existing entrance (existing canopy and entrance doors to remain).

  4 Jun 2026 307m away Full applications
• P2026/0049 Granted

  Offices 77 Herbert Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4ED

  Proposed change of use of retail unit (A1 use) and offices (A2 use) to retail unit (A1 use) and health and wellbeing centre (D2 use), and associated external alterations including terracotta render, composite cladding, and fenestration alterations.

  27 Jan 2026 315m away Full applications
• P2026/0292 Granted

  Offices 77 Herbert Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4ED

  Proposed change of use of retail unit (A1) and offices (A2) to coffee shop (A3) and health and wellbeing centre (D2), and associated external alterations including terracotta render, composite cladding, and fenestration alterations.

  8 May 2026 316m away Full applications
• P2025/0600 Granted

  Briallog 18 Hopkin Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JQ

  Proposed installation of air source heat pump on rear elevation (amended plans received)

  18 Aug 2025 328m away Full applications
• P2025/0872 Granted

  Pontardawe Dental Centre 100 Herbert Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4ED

  Proposed change of use of the first & second floors from a residential flat to a dental surgery with no external alterations.

  2 Dec 2025 379m away Full applications
• P2026/0056 Withdrawn

  17 Brynawel Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JP

  Works to x1 Copper Beech tree protected by Tree Preservation No. T229/T1: Fell the tree to near ground level.

  2 Feb 2026 454m away Trees

• P2026/0380 Decided

  11 Park Howard Road Cwmgors Neath Port Talbot SA18 1NZ

  Certificate of Lawful Development (existing) for the siting of a wooden structure to side of dwelling to sell food produce (cake shed), operating on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 3pm until 6 pm

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/0433 Decided

  22 Giants Grave Road Briton Ferry Neath Port Talbot SA11 2LS

  Proposed Lawful Development Certificate of a replacement outbuilding at rear of garden

  2 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/0418 Decided

  163 Western Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7ND

  Proposed Lawful Development Certificate of a single storey rear extension

  28 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/0381 Decided

  18 St Catherines Court Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8AJ

  Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for an air source heat pump to side of dwelling

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P2026/0311 Withdrawn

  Land West Of 1B Broomhill Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2US

  Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for the use of land as part of a domestic garden

  15 May 2026 Lawful development