18 - 20 Station Road 2nd Floor Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1JB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from office (B1) to pool hall (D2) on second floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1191 m away: Internal Power Generation Enhancement for Port Talbot Steelworks; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Air quality management area about 94 m away: Neath Port Talbot AQMA Taibach/Margam.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Full Plans
Postcode
SA13 1JB
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Port Talbot
Parish
Port Talbot
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 17 days slower than Neath's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
42decided in the last year

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.

40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
10 Jun 2026
Consultation
10 Jun 2026
Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No