Pumping Station Aberthaw Power Station The Leys, Seal Pit Road, West Aberthaw Data via plota.co.uk

2025/01189/SC1 - EIA Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

275 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation and 132kV GIS substation and associated infrastructure, referred to as the ‘Aberthaw Substation’ (hereafter referred to as ‘the Proposed Development’) on land adjacent to the former Aberthaw Power Station Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 18 Nov 2025
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Validated
20 Nov 2025
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Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening) - N…
6 Jan 2026

Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening) - N… on 6 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Glamorgan
Application type
EIA Screening Opinion
Received
around 18 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
St. Athan
Parish
St. Athan Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Dec 2025
Decision
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening) - Not Required
Decision date
6 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Saad Ahmad

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Dec 2025
Committee
6 Jan 2026