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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 The Uplands Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2EW
Received 11 Mar 2020Land Adjacent To 40 Maes Yr Ysgol Phase 6 Parc Y Dderwen PONTARDAWE
Received 11 Mar 20201 The Oaks Cimla Neath SA11 3RJ
Received 12 Mar 202019 Heol Celyn Cimla SA11 3YL
Received 12 Mar 202035 Ffordd Derwen Coed Hirwaun Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TX
Received 12 Mar 2020Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AJ
Received 12 Mar 2020Grand Hotel Station Road Port Talbot SA13 1DE
Received 12 Mar 20203 Old Town Hall New Street Neath SA11 1RT
Received 13 Mar 2020Unit 4 Baglan Industrial Park Aberavon Road Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7BJ
Received 13 Mar 2020Patchwork Cottage 11 Heol Y Goedlan Rhiwfawr Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2RJ
Received 13 Mar 2020CK's Supermarket 18 Gwilym Road Cwmllynfell Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2GH
Received 16 Mar 202010 Bramblewood Close Baglan SA12 8EG
Received 16 Mar 2020CK's Supermarket 18 Gwilym Road Cwmllynfell Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2GH
Received 16 Mar 202033 Moorland Road Sandfields SA12 6JA
Received 17 Mar 202058 Lingfield Avenue Sandfields SA12 6NX
Received 17 Mar 20208 Hazel Tree Court Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7SZ
Received 17 Mar 202034 Hawthorn Avenue Cimla SA11 3NW
Received 17 Mar 202014 Empire Avenue Blaengwrach SA11 5ST
Received 17 Mar 2020Melyn Close Neath SA11 2DH
Received 17 Mar 202081 Sandown Road Sandfields SA12 6PT
Received 18 Mar 2020Plot Adjacent To 17 Gardners Lane Neath SA11 2AH
Received 18 Mar 2020Coed Darcy Llandarcy Neath Port Talbot SA10 6FG
Received 18 Mar 202012D Rhyd Hir Longford SA10 7HP
Received 19 Mar 2020Furzemill Pond Margam Country Park Water Street Margam Neath Port Talbot
Received 19 Mar 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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