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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cross Keys Hotel Old Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6AR
Received 6 May 2020Draenen Wen 30 Rhiwlas Waunceirch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RB
Received 7 May 20201C Penhydd Road Croeserw Cymmer SA13 3RD
Received 8 May 202012 Rock Street Glynneath SA11 5EE
Received 10 May 2020Cefn Coed Colliery Museum Neath Road Crynant SA10 8SL
Received 11 May 2020Land Adjacent To Crossways Crynallt Road Cimla SA11 3RN
Received 11 May 2020Land And Garage Rear Of Victoria Street Briton Ferry Neath
Received 11 May 20202 Wenham Place Neath SA11 3AH
Received 11 May 202032 Priory Court Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RZ
Received 12 May 2020Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam SA13 2NG
Received 12 May 202048 Dinas Baglan Road Baglan SA12 8AF
Received 12 May 202050 Commercial Road Taibach SA13 1LG
Received 12 May 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 12 May 2020Land To The West Of Cwmgors On Mynydd Uchaf Adjoining Community Wind Turbines
Received 13 May 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 13 May 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 13 May 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 13 May 202039 Siding Terrace Lonlas Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6RD
Received 13 May 20203 Princess Drive Waunceirch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7PZ
Received 13 May 202014 Glyn Street Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 6NF
Received 14 May 2020Land At Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Glan Yr Afon Ystalyfera Swansea SA9 2JJ
Received 15 May 2020Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Swansea
Received 18 May 2020Neath Golf Course Cwmbach Road Cadoxton Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8AH
Received 18 May 2020Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School Afan Valley Road Cimla SA11 3TA
Received 18 May 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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