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St Peters Schoolroom High Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JN

Refused Neath Port Talbot P2026/0521

Works: Demolition Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of the rear section of the former St Peters School Rooms into a community enterprise hub comprising exhibition space for local artwork, workshop/classroom space together with an ancillary café, demolition of shed and assocaited works

As published by the council, reference P2026/0521

Application record

Reference
P2026/0521
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Decided
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Pontardawe
Parish
Pontardawe Town Council
Postcode
SA8 4JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by Neath Port Talbot

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 26 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  5. 27 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Awaiting decision.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: P2026/0522 (Awaiting decision)

What this refusal means

Neath Port Talbot refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Neath Port Talbot's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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