Salem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel Brynawel Crynant Neath Port Talbot Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing Chapel to Residential Care Home (Use Class C2) AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED ON 3/7/26 and 7/7/26 IN RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY AND LLFA COMMENTS Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Neath Planning Committee on 20 Oct 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would retain the historic building and have no unacceptable highway, heritage, amenity or biodiversity impacts.
- Residents raised concerns about highway safety, parking, traffic, noise, privacy, bats, trees and the care home’s operation.
- The committee approved the application subject to the report’s conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Neath's committee minutes of 20 Oct 2026.
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
- Full Plans
- Postcode
- SA10
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Crynant, Onllwyn & Seven Sisters
- Parish
- Crynant Community Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Atrium Planning Consultants
How this decision compares
Decided in 131 days from validation, 77 days slower 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
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14979976
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14979976
- Neighbours
- 11 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 1 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 22 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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