Planning application
R N A Social Club Purcell Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7PS
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification Application under Schedule 2 Part 31 for the proposed demolition of the naval club building
As published by the council, reference P2026/0240
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0240
- Type
- Prior Notification Demolition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Notification Approval Not Required
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Sandfields West
- Parish
- Port Talbot
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA12 7PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Notification Approval Not Required
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Neath Port Talbot granted permission on 8 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.
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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