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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.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Aug 2014 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Unit 36 Kenfig Industrial Estate Road Margam SA13 2PE
Received 23 May 2019Unit 36 Kenfig Industrial Estate Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2PE
Received 21 May 2019Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath Neath SA11 5AJ
Received 17 Jun 201911 Grove Lane Skewen Neath SA10 6HB
Received 26 Jun 2019Swansea University Bay Campus Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows SA1 8EN
Received 1 Jul 201922 Clos Dewi Sant Bryn Port Talbot SA13 2RZ
Received 5 Jul 2019Ystalyfera Rugby Club Ffordd Glandwr Ystalyfera Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2ER
Received 5 Jul 2019Nant Yr Allor Farm Nant Yr Allor Farm Access Road Glyncorrwg SA13 3AY
Received 10 Jul 2019Plot 22 Forest Lodge Lane Cwmavon Port Talbot SA13 2RX
Received 17 Jul 20198 Wind Street Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3EH
Received 18 Jul 20198 Wind Street Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3EH
Received 18 Jul 201964 Wern Road Skewen SA10 6DL
Received 18 Jul 2019Coed Darcy Former Llandarcy Oil Refinery Llandarcy Neath
Received 18 Jul 201951 Windsor Village Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7EY
Received 19 Jul 20198 Pant Yr Arian Baglan SA12 8AW
Received 19 Jul 2019St Joseph's Chapel Chapel Street Cymmer Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3LR
Received 22 Jul 201916 Glynneath Road Resolven Neath SA11 4DP
Received 22 Jul 20192 Maes Llwynonn Cadoxton SA10 8AQ
Received 22 Jul 2019Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Received 23 Jul 20192 Pen Y Graig Road Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BS
Received 24 Jul 201930 High Street Neath SA11 3GA
Received 24 Jul 2019Plaza Cinema Talbot Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1DH
Received 25 Jul 2019Plaza Cinema Talbot Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1DH
Received 25 Jul 201993 Dinas Baglan Road Baglan SA12 8DU
Received 25 Jul 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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