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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,756Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,613 approved or refused records
197Refused applications

4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. DecidedP2019/5389

    Retention of existing detached outbuilding plus single-storey side extension to connect it with main building to facilitate relocation of kitchen into outbuilding; construction of 2m high fence & gate to enclose external storage area; insertion of door in lieu of window to side elevation of main building

    Tourist Information Centre Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath SA11 5NR

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  2. DecidedP2019/5390

    New shop front and accommodation entrance

    Y Gegin Fach 11 Wern Road Ystalyfera Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2LX

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  3. DecidedP2019/5391

    Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed field shelter used in association with an existing agricultural use of land for the grazing of horses

    Field To The Rear Of Rock Chapel Pwll Y Glaw Cwmafan Port Talbot

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  4. WithdrawnP2019/5392

    Single storey side extension and internal reconfiguration to include ensuite bathroom, sun room with balcony, shed and utility room

    20 Lletty Dafydd Clyne SA11 4BG

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  5. DecidedP2019/5394

    Variation of condition 3 (Drainage scheme) to allow details to be submitted post commencement of development and removal of condition 4 (Reptiles) to remove requirement to provide a reptile method statement, of planning application P2017/0798 granted on 20.12.17

    Plot Adjacent To 2 Clos Afallon Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford SA18 1HH

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  6. DecidedP2019/5395

    Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for a single storey rear extension

    6 Alderwood Close Crynant Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8PY

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  7. DecidedP2019/5396

    Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for a single storey rear extension

    20 Alderwood Close Crynant Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8PY

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  8. DecidedP2019/5397

    Details pursuant to the partial discharge (plots 10 to 13 only) of condition 8 (Verification report which demonstrates the effectiveness of the approved and implemented contamination remediation measures) of outline planning permission P2013/0038 allowed at appeal (reference: APP/Y6930/A/14/2218029) on 21.08.15

    Alltwen Industrial Estate Lon Hir Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3DE

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  9. DecidedP2019/5398

    Alterations to front elevation to include rendering and alterations to doorway.

    G6 Sportsbar 60 Station Road Port Talbot SA13 1LZ

    Received 6 Sept 2019
  10. Awaiting decisionP2019/5399

    Revised details to be agreed in accordance with conditions 44 (remediation strategy for existing contamination) and 48 (existing and proposed ground level for remediation) of planning permission P2006/0393, previously agreed under planning application P2013/0684 which was approved on 28th October 2013.

    Phase 2 Coed Darcy Llandarcy Neath Port Talbot

    Received 6 Sept 2019
  11. DecidedP2019/5402

    Retention and completion of dwelling (original application approved under planning ref no P2016/0457 approved on 13.10.2016) and submission of details pursuant of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of P2016/0457

    Land Adjacent To 103 Brecon Road Pontardawe Swansea

    Received 6 Sept 2019
  12. DecidedP2019/5403

    Details to be agreed in association with Condition 4 (Bollard Scheme) of Planning Permission P2018/0870 granted on 03/07/19

    The Queens Queen Street Glyncorrwg Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3BL

    Received 6 Sept 2019
  13. DecidedP2019/5404

    Details pursuant to the discharge of condition 3 (surface water drainage) of planning application P2019/5210 approved on 04/09/2019

    Land Adjacent To 4 Martyn's Avenue Seven Sisters Neath SA10 9DP

    Received 9 Sept 2019
  14. WithdrawnP2019/5405

    Details pursuant to Conditions 3 (Highway retaining wall specifications), 4 (Boundary Treatments), 5 (Finished Floor Levels) and 6 (External Materials) of Planning Application P2019/5078 granted on July 31st 2019

    Plot 29 Owen Jones Way Bryn Port Talbot SA13 2RF

    Received 9 Sept 2019
  15. DecidedP2019/5406

    Demolition of building

    89-91 Margam Road Taibach Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2AA

    Received 9 Sept 2019
  16. DecidedP2019/5407

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Two storey rear extension and detached garage

    3 Plas Road Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3HD

    Received 9 Sept 2019
  17. DecidedP2019/5408

    Works one number Tree (T13 Sessile Oak), removal and disposal of 2 number limbs/branches which are deemed to be a potential harm to residential property and/or person.

    Three Oak's 47 The Paddocks Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3FD

    Received 9 Sept 2019
  18. DecidedP2019/5409

    Construction of a 3 bay workshop

    Garden City Garage Dulais Road Seven Sisters SA10 9ES

    Received 9 Sept 2019
  19. DecidedP2019/5410

    Part two storey, part single storey rear extension

    6 Stanley Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6LW

    Received 10 Sept 2019
  20. DecidedP2019/5412

    Works to 6 Beech Trees (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) covered by Tree Preservation Order T314/W7 - Crown Reduction by 30% : reduced by 3 Metres

    5 Llys Y Ddraenog Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TQ

    Received 11 Sept 2019
  21. DecidedP2019/5413

    Conversion of existing integral garage to habitable room plus replacement parking

    9 Cae Morfa Skewen SA10 6EE

    Received 11 Sept 2019
  22. DecidedP2019/5417

    Change of Use from photographic studio into 1No. residential dwelling plus external alterations

    30 Ropewalk Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1ES

    Received 11 Sept 2019
  23. DecidedP2019/5419

    Covered play area

    Neath Welsh Primary School Woodland Road Neath SA11 3AL

    Received 12 Sept 2019
  24. DecidedP2019/5420

    Change of use from residential dwelling (C3) to a 5 bedroom H.M.O. (C4) and a two storey rear extension

    14 Elba Crescent Crymlyn Burrows SA1 8QQ

    Received 12 Sept 2019

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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.

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