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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cwmllynfell Traditional Welsh Primary School Bryn Road Cwmllynfell SA9 2FJ
Received 14 Sept 20204 Clos Gwenallt Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BD
Received 14 Sept 2020Plot Adjacent To 15 Fothergill Road Cwmgwrach Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5PH
Received 10 Sept 2020The Welfare Hall Maes Y Parc Glynneath Neath SA11 5EE
Received 14 Sept 2020Tudor Lodge High Street Cwmgwrach Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5SY
Received 14 Sept 2020Glynneath Laundry Bethel Road Glynneath SA11 5DG
Received 14 Sept 2020Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Ynysydarren Road Ystalyfera SA9 2DY
Received 14 Sept 202026 Alfred Street Neath SA11 1EH
Received 14 Sept 2020Former Changing Rooms Rhodes Avenue Fairfield Port Talbot SA12 6UT
Received 14 Sept 2020McDonalds Restaurant Green Park Street Aberavon SA12 6LL
Received 15 Sept 20206 Manor Way Briton Ferry SA11 2TR
Received 15 Sept 2020Woodview Terrace, Woodlands Farmers Road Bryncoch SA10 7EQ
Received 15 Sept 2020Afan Argoed Country Park Afan Valley Road Cymmer SA13 3HG
Received 16 Sept 2020Nebo Chapel Bryn Road Glyncorrwg SA13 3AU
Received 16 Sept 2020Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School Afan Valley Road Cimla SA11 3TA
Received 17 Sept 2020Tyn Y Cwm Meadows Tyn Y Cwm Lane Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3EY
Received 17 Sept 20205 Commercial Street Seven Sisters SA10 9DW
Received 18 Sept 2020Green Park Port Talbot SA12 6NP
Received 21 Sept 2020Grand Hotel Station Road Port Talbot SA13 1DE
Received 21 Sept 2020Land Adjacent To 103 Brecon Road Pontardawe Swansea SA8 4PD
Received 21 Sept 2020Land Adjacent To High Street Pontneddfechan SA11 5NR
Received 21 Sept 202025 Tonclwyda Clyne SA11 4BS
Received 22 Sept 2020Land Between 2A And 4 Neaudd Road Gwaun Cae Gurwen
Received 22 Sept 20201 Pant Y Rhedyn Coed Hirwaun SA13 2SZ
Received 23 Sept 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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