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Unit B Aberafan Shopping Centre Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1PB

P2025/0664Full PlansApproved
Full

Approved on 21 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use of first floor from shop (use class A1) to gym (use class D2).

Received
16 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Aberavon
Agent
ET Planning
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.18 Dec
  4. Target23 Jan
  5. Decided21 Jan

Decided in 126 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit B Aberafan Shopping Centre Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1PB. Neath has handled 1,575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 10 weeks longer than Neath's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Aberavon. We hold 683 applications in total for the SA13 postcode area.

97% of full applications at Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SA13 1PB
Application type
Full Plans
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Port Talbot

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2025
Consultation expiry
18 December 2025
Consultation start
4 December 2025
Consultation end
18 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
24 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
15 October 2025
Last date for comments
18 December 2025
Target decision date
23 January 2026
Permission expires
20 January 2031

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
ET Planning
Agent address
200 Dukes Ride Crowthorne RG45 6DS

Planning decision

Case officer
Jessica King
Statutory period
128 days

Publicity

Site notice start
24 September 2025
Site notice end
15 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14301621

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    27 Feb

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (sound insulation scheme) of planning application…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP2026/0117
  2. 2025
    16 Sep

    Proposed change of use of first floor from shop (use class A1) to gym (use class D2).

    This applicationApprovedFullP2025/0664

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