St Catherines Church, Church Hall Old Road Neath SA11 2BT

Listed building consent application: Internally: removal of glass-fibre and mineral fibre lay-in grid ceiling tile support systems and suspended ceiling grid, fit plaster boarded and insulated ceilings, encapsulate existing old thermoplastic tiles with modern finishes, strip out the existing male and female toilets and refit to serve the proposed new internal layout and meet building regulation standards, construct internal partitions using lightweight timber studding and plasterboard partitioning. Externally: repair existing fibre-cement slates on modern church hall; indent formed in the east elevation of modern church hall and modern double-glazed doors fitted, PVC framed windows and doors retained and repaired as necessary, repair and repoint rubblestone walls of the church perimeter boundary features, repair flashings on covered staircase link with code 5 or heavier cover flashings at the intersection with that of the main church, repair concrete tiles pitched roof covering on covered staircase link, repair /replace existing flat felt built-up modern roof coverings on covered staircase link to match existing or utilise similar but enhanced products, repair / replace PVC clad with decayed timber beneath as found, reinstate gate piers at the road junction with the Old Road, installation of two windows within the principal elevation of the church hall, installation of new internal and external doors to the existing covered staircase link with St Catherines Church, installation of two Velux windows within the north-western roof slope and six Velux windows within the south-eastern roof slope, removal of the majority of the rear external wall of the church hall to create the covered outdoor space - the works for which would include blocking up the existing windows within the north-western side elevation and one existing window within the south-eastern side elevation, together with the installation of full width bi-folding doors within the resultant rear elevation.

Status: Approved
Reference: P2024/0374
Type: Listed building or conservation area
Size: Medium
Ward: Neath East
Received: 17 June 2024
Consultation date: 2 August 2024
Decided: 4 November 2024
Decision: Approved

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A decision has been made, so the council is no longer taking comments. Approved, 4 November 2024.

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St Catherines Church, Church Hall Old Road Neath SA11 2BT