Planning application
Nant Helen Surface Mine Coelbren Neath Powys
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA Screening Opinion under Regulation 6(1) of Town & County Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 in relation to a Section 73 application seeking to vary conditions associated with the approved planning permission 19/1899/REM (alterations to the restoration strategy)
As published by the council, reference 25/0320/SO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0320/SO
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 28 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Tawe-Uchaf ED
- Parish
- Tawe-Uchaf Community
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Powys register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023.
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23/0694/RES Awaiting decision
Nant Helen Surface Mine Coelbren Neath Powys
Application for the approval of reserved matters (landscaping, layout and appearance - track and substation only) in respect of phase 1a of 21/0559/OUT
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23/0693/DIS Awaiting decision
Nant Helen Surface Mine Coelbren Neath Powys
Application to discharge conditions 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 38, 41, 43, 51 and 53 in respect fof phase 1a of 21/0559/OUT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Feb 2025
Received by Powys
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3 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 April 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Powys took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Powys for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Powys's median decision took 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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