Planning application
St Peters Schoolroom High Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JN
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
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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27 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Related applications
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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