36 Orchard Street Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1HA Data via plota.co.uk

P2026/0562 - Full Plans Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of ground and first floors from an office (Class A2) to a dental laboratory (Class B1) with ancillary office, consultation, reception, and waiting areas/rooms Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 7 Nov 2026, from Neath's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Neath Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Registered park or garden about 32 m away: Neath: Victoria Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Masonic Temple, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Cadw ↗
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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £80,000 in December 2003. Semi-detached house, freehold.

3 December 2003£80,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area292 m² (3,143 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 67)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, 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
SA11 1HA
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Neath North
Parish
Neath Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robert Bowen Planning & Development LTD
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Neath usually decides changes of use by day 54.

Day 506 days to the 56-day target
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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15188210
Planning Portal ref
PP-15188210
Neighbours
14 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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: 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.