9 High Street Cwmavon Neath Port Talbot SA12 9BH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use of part of a ground floor retail unit (use class A1) and C3 dwelling at first floor and attic to a 4-bedroom HMO (use class C4) and the addition of solar panels to the roof of the front elevation Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £105,000 in June 2025. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Neath
- Application type
- Full Plans
- Postcode
- SA12 9BH
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bryn And Cwmavon
- Parish
- Port Talbot
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Evans Banks Planning Limited
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 5 days faster than Neath's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Neath in the last twelve months, from validation. Neath decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15150076
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15150076
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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