39 Commercial Road Taibach Neath Port Talbot SA13 1LN Data via plota.co.uk

P2026/0390 - Full Plans Approved

Proposal

Change of use of first floor flat (use class C3) to a restaurant and takeaway (use class A3) to match existing ground floor use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Sept 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Neath Port Talbot AQMA Taibach/Margam
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 1LN
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Margam & Taibach
Parish
Port Talbot
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 10 days faster than Neath's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
36decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
15 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No