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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 sourceNon-material amendment (NMA) to Condition 02 (Approved Plans List) of planning permission P2024/0339 (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) granted on 11.06.2025 to change from concrete slab finish to tarmac to the rear of the approved Aldi store and change from conservation paving to tarmac to the front entrance of the Aldi store to align with the developments approved SAB scheme (SAB Reference S2025/0008) and to revise the canopy design over the entrance of the Aldi store with some minor changes to the high-level windows under the canopy.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision | Not published | View |
| Approved Site Plan Scale of 1.500 Drawing No. 170466-2300 Rev P03Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Approved Hard Landscaping Plan Drawing No. 170466-2320 Rev P03Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Approved Site Plan Scale of 1.200 Drawing No. 170466-2310 Rev P05Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Approved Floor Plan Drawing No. 170466-2350 Rev P02Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| Approved Boundary Treatment Plan 170466-2330 REV P03Drawings - Plans | Not published | View |
| 170466-2320-P05 PROPOSED HARD LANDSCAPINGSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-2350-P04 PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - ALDISupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-2300-P06 PROPOSED SITE PLAN 1_500Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-2310-P08 PROPOSED SITE PLAN 1_200Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 8 May 2025 - Covering Letter (NMA)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-2330-P04 PROPOSED BOUNDARY TREATMENTSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-2400-P02 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - ALDISupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-2360-P02 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - ALDISupporting Document | Not published | View |
| SAB Decision Notice Approval S2025.0008Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| Decision Notice - P2024/0339 (June 2025)Supporting Document | Not published | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedSupporting Document | Not published | View |
| 170466-1100-P01 SITE LOCATION PLANSupporting 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.