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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Bittern Court Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7EX
Received 14 Jun 2020Ynyswen Farm Ynyswen Terrace Crynant SA10 8PT
Received 15 Jun 20209 Maes Llwynonn Cadoxton Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8AQ
Received 16 Jun 20207 & 4 Croft Road Neath SA11 1RW
Received 16 Jun 202015 Afan Valley Close Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3AJ
Received 17 Jun 2020Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Kings Road Swansea SA1 8PL
Received 17 Jun 202063 Pen Yr Alltwen Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3EA
Received 18 Jun 2020Geraint House Knights Road Margam SA13 2DU
Received 18 Jun 202020 Hays Crescent Glynneath Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5BE
Received 18 Jun 2020Neath Abbey Communications Installation The Bank Longford Lane Neath Abbey SA10 7HW
Received 18 Jun 202016 Oakwood Avenue Pontrhydyfen Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 9SD
Received 18 Jun 202011 Ffrwd Wyllt Street Taibach Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1TH
Received 17 Jun 2020Land Adjacent To Technium Centre Central Avenue Baglan Bay Energy Park SA12 7AX
Received 18 Jun 2020Land Adjacent To 104 Dulais Road Seven Sisters SA10 9ES
Received 20 Jun 2020Corner Park Garages Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA1 8QB
Received 22 Jun 2020Sandy Feet Day Nursery Dew Road Sandfields SA12 7HE
Received 22 Jun 2020Land At A4241 Velindre Port Talbot SA12 6NP
Received 22 Jun 2020Glynneath Laundry Bethel Road Glynneath SA11 5DG
Received 22 Jun 202054 Old Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8TT
Received 18 Jun 2020193 Graig Road Godre'r Graig Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2NZ
Received 18 Jun 2020123 Western Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7ND
Received 19 Jun 20205 Blaenwern Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7AA
Received 19 Jun 202014 Joseph Street Velindre SA13 1BZ
Received 23 Jun 202014 Castle Street Aberavon SA12 6DS
Received 25 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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