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£4.7m redevelopment proposed for Aberafan House

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Plans have been submitted for a £4.7m redevelopment of Aberafan House in Port Talbot that would provide 41 new apartments.Hacer Developments has submitted an application to Neath Port Talbot Council. If this is approved, work could begin on the project later this year.Aberafan House is a prominent building in Port Talbot town centre, and the scheme is designed to bring it back into use through the creation of residential accommodation.The scheme has been designed by Powell Dobson Architects in consultation with the Design Commission for Wales. It will be undertaken by Hacer Developments in partnership with Pobl Group, formerly Gwalia. The council has secured £2.7m in funding from the Welsh Government to redevelop Aberafan House as part of Port Talbot’s Vibrant and Viable Places Regeneration Programme.It is part of a wider £35m investment programme to build new homes, improving existing properties, provide space for new businesses and create new transport and communication links.