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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Port Talbot Steelworks Central Road Margam Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Received 20 Apr 202015 Afan Valley Close Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3AJ
Received 20 Apr 202058 Gwynfi Street Blaengwynfi Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3TY
Received 21 Apr 2020Jubilee Club 98 Herbert Street Pontardawe SA8 4ED
Received 22 Apr 2020Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Received 22 Apr 202018 Whittington Street Tonna SA11 3JG
Received 22 Apr 202010 Mill Road Neath SA10 7AT
Received 23 Apr 2020Land At Heritage Gate Crown Way Llandarcy Neath
Received 23 Apr 2020Land At Heritage Gate Crown Way Llandarcy Neath
Received 23 Apr 2020Land At Heritage Gate Crown Way Llandarcy Neath
Received 23 Apr 2020Land At Heritage Gate Crown Way Llandarcy Neath
Received 23 Apr 2020Land At Heritage Gate Crown Way Llandarcy Neath
Received 23 Apr 202019 Heol Celyn Cimla SA11 3YL
Received 24 Apr 202016 Ffrwd Wyllt Street Taibach SA13 1TH
Received 24 Apr 2020Swansea University Bay Campus Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows SA1 8EN
Received 27 Apr 2020Swansea University Bay Campus Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows SA1 8EN
Received 27 Apr 20204 Tanydarren Cilmaengwyn Pontardawe SA8 4QT
Received 27 Apr 202013 Park View Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1ST
Received 27 Apr 202029 Sycamore Lane Pontardawe SA8 4LL
Received 27 Apr 2020Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Swansea
Received 27 Apr 202099 Brecon Road Pontardawe SA8 4PD
Received 28 Apr 202025 - 27 Crown Hotel 27 Park Street Lower Brynamman SA18 1TF
Received 29 Apr 2020Land At And Surrounding Nant Helen Open Cast Coal Site Powys & Onllwyn Distribution Centre Neath Port Talbot
Received 12 May 2020The Elba Building (Part Of The Former Visteon Estate) Fabian Way Swansea SA1 8QJ
Received 29 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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