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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 28 May 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 28 May 20201 Melyn Close Neath SA11 2DH
Received 29 May 2020Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School Afan Valley Road Cimla SA11 3TA
Received 29 May 2020St Catherines Church St Illtyds Drive Baglan Neath Port Talbot
Received 29 May 202064 Heathland Way Llandarcy SA10 6FS
Received 30 May 202029 Ynys Y Mond Road Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BA
Received 30 May 20205 New Road Cilfrew SA10 8LL
Received 31 May 2020The Welcome 36 Station Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1JS
Received 29 May 202073 Mill Race Neath Abbey SA10 7FL
Received 1 Jun 2020Gospel Hall Ynys Street Port Talbot SA13 1YW
Received 1 Jun 2020Seaway Parade Baglan Port Talbot SA12 7BR
Received 1 Jun 202030 Golden Avenue Sandfields SA12 7RP
Received 1 Jun 202024 Alban Terrace Cymmer SA13 3LH
Received 2 Jun 2020Rhosafan Welsh Primary School Marine Drive Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NN
Received 2 Jun 202088 Commercial Street Ystalyfera SA9 2HU
Received 2 Jun 20201 Wern Road Ystalyfera SA9 2LX
Received 3 Jun 20206 Stanley Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6LW
Received 3 Jun 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 3 Jun 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 3 Jun 2020Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Swansea Docks SA1 8PL
Received 3 Jun 20202 Maes Y Tyra Resolven SA11 4NN
Received 4 Jun 202026 Nant Celyn Crynant SA10 8PZ
Received 4 Jun 2020Land At Water Street Neath
Received 5 Jun 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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