Planning application
Port Talbot Steelworks Port Talbot
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Notification Application under Schedule 2 Part 31 for the proposed deconstruction/demolition of the BOS Gas Recovery and BOS Gas Holder and associated pipework, all machinery, plant, equipment, and any other associated items back to ground level
As published by the council, reference P2026/0673
Application record
- Reference
- P2026/0673
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 19 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Margam & Taibach
- Parish
- Port Talbot
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Oct 2026
Received by Neath Port Talbot
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22 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 December 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tata Steel UK Ltd Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1988 · London
9 applications on PlanIndex
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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 57 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.