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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Selar Surface Mine Rhigos Aberdare
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Council sourceVariation of condition 2 and 4 of Planning Permission Ref 09/1242/10 to continue the use of the existing access off the A4061 for a further period to 31 December 2019, (as part of an extension to the surface mine, within Neath Port Talbot CBC) and to allow the retention of the coal haulage road, post cessation of surface mineral workings, for use in association with the agricultural and other management of the land.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Highways 08/08/13CONSULTN · PDF | 17 Feb 2015 | View |
| Approved with conditionsCONREA · PDF | 4 Jul 2014 | View |
| Covering letter from Celtic Energy 24th Oct 2013SUPPINFO · PDF | 14 Feb 2014 | View |
| Location PlanAMDPLAN · PDF | 14 Feb 2014 | View |
| NEATH PORT TALBOT LETTERCONSULTN · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| Application Site PlanPLAN · PDF | 25 Jul 2013 | View |
| APPFORMAPPFORM · PDF | 25 Jul 2013 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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