St Thomas Church Church Place Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3LL
Approved on 7 August 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Works to the following trees protected by Neath Town Centre Conservation Area Status, some of which are also covered by Tree Preservation Order T16: -To remove one Horse Chestnut to near ground level (tag number 996). -To reduce the crown of one Corsican Pine on its western side only by 3 to 4 metres (981) -To reduce the crown of one Horse Chestnut on its northern side only by a maximum of 2.5 metres (982) -To lift the crowns of the Olearia shrubs above the footpath to 2.4 metres and above the grass area to 1.5 metres - 997(G)
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Neath North
- ReceivedReceived20 May
- ValidatedValidated20 May
- Consult.Consultation24 Jun
- TargetTarget Date3 Aug
- DecidedDecided7 Aug
Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at St Thomas Church Church Place Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3LL. Neath has handled 84 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Neath's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Neath North. We hold 860 applications in total for the SA11 postcode area.
91% of trees 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
- SA11 3LL
- Application type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Neath Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 9 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 3 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 24 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 9 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 August 2026
- Permission expires
- 6 August 2031
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- The Arb Team
- Agent address
- Trem Y Dderwen Ebenezer Road Llanedi Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 0YT
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Rhodri Griffiths
- Statutory period
- 75 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 18 June 2026
- Site notice end
- 9 July 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14949132
- Comments
- 0
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Neath
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