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Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 for a proposed ground mounted 9.9MW capacity solar farm and ancillary infrastructure including security fencing, access, and landscaping works to generate power to feed into the local electricity distribution network.

Land At Caegarw Farm Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TL

DecidedReference: P2025/0624Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Screening Opinion
Received
27 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Sept 2025
Determination deadline
24 Sept 2025
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Application overview

Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 for a proposed ground mounted 9.9MW capacity solar farm and ancillary infrastructure including security fencing, access, and landscaping works to generate power to feed into the local electricity distribution network.

Proposal details

Reference
P2025/0624
Ward
Margam & Taibach
Parish
Port Talbot

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Land At Caegarw Farm Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TL

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Decision NoticeDecisionNot publishedView
BA_Landscape and Visual AppraisalSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
BA_EIA Screening Request with Screening Assessment REDACTEDSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
BA_Location Plan_Site OnlySupporting DocumentNot publishedView
BA_Location Plan_With Cable RouteSupporting DocumentNot publishedView
BA_Ecology Technical Note with PEASupporting DocumentNot publishedView
BA_WSI Cultural HeritageSupporting DocumentNot publishedView

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