Planning application
Land At And Surrounding Nant Helen Open Cast Coal Site, Powys And Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development of a Global Centre of Rail Excellence, comprising of two test tracks of loop configuration being an electrified high speed rolling stock test track of 6.9km in length and an electrified low speed infrastructure test track of 4.5km, with overhead line equipment (OLE) and dual platform station test environment; together with operations and control offices (including staff accommodation and welfare), shunter cabins (2 no.), research and development, education and training, rolling stock storage sidings and maintenance/cleaning/decommissioning facilities; associated, drainage, internal vehicular accesses, branch line rail connection, staff and visitor car parking, lighting, electrical infrastructure (including substations and lineside shore supplies and transformers), fencing (perimeter security, acoustic and stock proof), land reformation and hard and soft landscaping, together with demolition of existing buildings/structures (cross-boundary application - see Neath Port Talbot Application ref P2021/0327
As published by the council, reference 21/0559/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 21/0559/OUT
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 24 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Tawe-Uchaf ED
- Parish
- Tawe-Uchaf Community
- Decision by
- Planning Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2021
Received by Powys
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30 Mar 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approve
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13 Aug 2026
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Powys granted permission on 5 August 2021, 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.
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