Planning application
Water Treatment Works Phoenix Wharf Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The construction of a cabin containing offices and welfare facilities
As published by the council, reference P2026/0169
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0169
- Type
- Full Plans
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Margam & Taibach
- Parish
- Port Talbot
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA13 1RA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Neath Port Talbot register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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P2026/0563 Granted
Water Treatment Works Phoenix Wharf Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RA
Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (assessment of land contamination) of planning consent P2026/0169 approved on 13/5/26
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P2025/0868 Granted
Water Treatment Works Phoenix Wharf Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RA
Details to be agreed in association with conditions 3 (habitat management plan) and 5 (land contamination desk study and preliminary risk assessment) of planning consent P2025/0570 approved on 15/10/25
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P2025/0570 Granted
Water Treatment Works Phoenix Wharf Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RA
Construction of sludge storage compound with canopy
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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P2026/0563 Granted
Water Treatment Works Phoenix Wharf Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RA
Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (assessment of land contamination) of planning consent P2026/0169 approved on 13/5/26
Who's behind it
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Mott Macdonald Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1976 · London
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Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 13 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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