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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 Aldergrove Close Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8EY
Received 19 Mar 202028 Brynhafod Bryn Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SL
Received 20 Mar 202065 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3EJ
Received 19 Mar 2020Unit 5 Tonmawr 2000 Business Park Heol Hamdden Tonmawr Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 9UU
Received 23 Mar 202031 Windsor Road Neath SA11 1NB
Received 23 Mar 2020Red Roofs Maesteg Road Cymmer SA13 3HS
Received 23 Mar 20205-15 Herbert Street Pontardawe Swansea SA8 4EB
Received 23 Mar 2020223 Western Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NE
Received 24 Mar 2020CK's Supermarket 2-6 Heol Cae Gurwen Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1HB
Received 24 Mar 2020Cae Cwm Dyffryn Road From Goytre To Bryn Bryn SA13 2SH
Received 25 Mar 202042 - 43 Commercial Road Resolven SA11 4HY
Received 27 Mar 2020Former Gwaun Cae Gurwen County Primary School Water Street Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1HA
Received 11 Aug 2020Yr Ysgubor Lane From Station Road To Gorsto Farm Lower Brynamman Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1SN
Received 31 Mar 202035 Thomas Street Aberavon SA12 6LT
Received 31 Mar 2020Dyffryn Upper Comprehensive School Bertha Road Margam SA13 2AN
Received 31 Mar 2020Harbourside Strategic Employment Site Harbourside Road Port Talbot
Received 1 Apr 2020SWANSEA TIDAL LAGOON FABIAN WAY SWANSEA
Received 31 Mar 2020Land To The West Of Llys Wern Caewern Neath SA10 7PR
Received 3 Apr 2020Proposed Development At Llys Wern Caewern Neath SA10 7PR
Received 3 Apr 2020Brynawel Farm Heol Hir Gwaun Cae Gurwen SA18 1PP
Received 3 Apr 2020Farnley 1 Cemetery Road Cwmgors Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1PS
Received 6 Apr 20201 The Oaks Cimla Neath SA11 3RJ
Received 6 Apr 2020Land Adjacent To 1A Julian Terrace Port Talbot SA12 6UE
Received 7 Apr 202081A Windsor Road Neath SA11 1NS
Received 7 Apr 2020Records 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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