Ynysgerwen Forest 1 Ynysarwed Clyne Neath SA10 8HL Data via plota.co.uk

P2026/0600 - Prior Notification Forestry Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Upgrading of existing forestry tracks, construction of 2 No. vehicle turning heads and installation of drainage culverts to be utilised in association with the harvesting of timber. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
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Consultation
9 Oct 2026
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Approved
12 Oct 2026

Approved on 12 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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, 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
Neath
Application type
Prior Notification Forestry
Postcode
SA10 8HL
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Aberdulais
Parish
Blaenhonddan Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Notification Approval Not Required
Decision date
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tilhill Forestry

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, about the council's usual 22 days. Approved, as 100% of prior approvals here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
18decided in the last year

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Public comments

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Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15208045
Planning Portal ref
PP-15208045
Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No