New parking restriction implemented in town near pavement kerbsides over safety

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council has issued an order that will ban parking, and all loading and unloading activities, at certain points in Cilmaengwyn, Pontardawe.

The order, made on January 20, 2026, came into effect on January 26, 2026.

The notice states the prohibition will be at several designated spots, including sections on both the east and southeast sides of the road.

From a point approximately 158 metres north of a point opposite and in line with its junction with the northern kerbline of Cwmdu Road for a distance of approximately 15 metres in a northern direction, and from a point approximately 190 metres north of a point opposite and in line with its junction with the northern kerbline of Cwmdu Road for a distance of approximately 15 metres in a northern direction.

From a point approximately 22 metres north east of a point opposite and in line with its junction with the north western kerbline of Maesycoed Road for a distance of approximately 10 metres in a north easterly direction, and from a point approximately 39 metres north east of a point opposite and in line with its junction with the north western kerbline of Maesycoed Road for a distance of approximately 15 metres in a north easterly direction.

The council has enacted the prohibition under Sections 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

The enforcement of this order will mean those delivering goods or services will also be restricted from stopping their vehicles in the stated sections at any time of the day or night.

A copy of the Order can be inspected on the Council's Internet Website https://www.npt.gov.uk/traffic-regulation-orders-tros

For those questioning the legitimacy of the order, a legal window remains open for such challenges.

Residents have until within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order is made to apply for that purpose to the High Court to question the order's validity.

This may be on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Act or that any requirements of the Act or of any instrument made under the Act has not been complied with.