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
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Pontardawe
- Parish
- Pontardawe Town Council
- Postcode
- SA8 4JN
Comment by 8 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Neath Port Talbot through their own planning portal.
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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Neath Port Talbot took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: P2026/0522 (Awaiting decision)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Evans Banks Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Ammanford
Active · incorporated 2020 · Ammanford
118 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 78% granted
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See their track recordWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Neath Port Talbot for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Neath Port Talbot's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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