Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Burrows Yard Water Street Aberavon Neath Port Talbot SA12 6LL
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Council sourceApplication to discharge conditions No. 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 8 (Archaeological Watching Brief), 9 (Fixed Plant and Machinery), 14 (Service Yard Management Plan), 19 (Lighting Strategy) and 20 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) attached to planning permission P2024/0339 granted on 11.06.2025, for the proposed mixed use development comprising of a food store (use class A1) and a separate coffee shop with drive thru (use class A3) together with associated access onto Afan Way and Water Street, car parking and servicing, external lighting, landscaping, drainage, and other associated site works on land at Burrows Yard, Afan Way, Aberavon, Port Talbot.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| Aldi indicative Acoustic Fence specification 17.9.25Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-AD5305-Acoustic FenceSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 30 June 2025 - Cover Letter (Amended)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 30 June 2025 - Cover LetterSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-1100-P01 SITE LOCATION PLANSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Certificate of Planning Permission P 2024 0339Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Construction Environmental Management PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Noise AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| External Lighting PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 15539_R03_LEMP_23062025_PW (003)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-1800-P02 Aldi Port Talbot - Store Waste Management PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Aldi Afan Way DYSPSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Archaeological Watching BriefSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-AD5305-Acoustic FenceSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-AD5305-Acoustic FenceSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Archaeological Watching BriefSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 30 June 2025 - Cover LetterSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-1100-P01 SITE LOCATION PLANSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Aldi Afan Way DYSPSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Construction Environmental Management PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Noise AssessmentSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| External Lighting PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 15539_R03_LEMP_23062025_PW (003)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-1800-P02 Aldi Port Talbot - Store Waste Management PlanSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| Certificate of Planning Permission P 2024 0339Supporting Document | Not published | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.