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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Coed Darcy
Received 9 Jul 20208 Willet Close Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1RZ
Received 9 Jul 202074 Ffynnon Dawel Aberdulais SA10 8EN
Received 9 Jul 2020Margam Green Energy Plant Longlands Lane Margam SA13 2SU
Received 9 Jul 2020Land At 15 Glyn Road Lower Brynamman SA18 1SS
Received 9 Jul 2020265 Swansea Road Trebanos Pontardawe SA8 4BY
Received 10 Jul 202023 Gorsto Road Gwaun Cae Gurwen SA18 1UW
Received 10 Jul 20209 The Highlands Neath Abbey SA10 6PF
Received 10 Jul 202085 Crymlyn Parc Skewen SA10 6DG
Received 10 Jul 2020Woodland To Rear Of 2 Ten Acre Wood Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SU
Received 8 Jul 202019 Corner Meadow Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3DR
Received 9 Jul 2020Baglan Way Port Talbot
Received 13 Jul 202090,92-94 Gnoll Park Road Neath SA11 3DD
Received 14 Jul 20204 Woodlands Terrace Resolven Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 4NG
Received 14 Jul 2020Ferguson House Bethel Street Briton Ferry SA11 2HQ
Received 14 Jul 2020107 Dinas Baglan Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8DU
Received 8 Jul 20205 Cwrt Yr Eos Coed Hirwaun Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2UQ
Received 14 Jul 20209 Lon Yr Ysgol Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3EE
Received 15 Jul 202025 Parc Penscynnor Cilfrew SA10 8LQ
Received 15 Jul 202021 Ash Grove Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3ST
Received 14 Jul 20207 Llwyn Helyg Waunceirch SA10 7BZ
Received 15 Jul 2020Ystalyfera Rugby Club Ffordd Glandwr Ystalyfera Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2ER
Received 15 Jul 20201 St Catherines Court Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8AJ
Received 16 Jul 2020Land At Park Row Cwmavon SA12 9PW
Received 16 Jul 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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