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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Maes Y Coed Dunraven Place Glyncorrwg Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3DA
Received 13 Jul 202065 Mill Race Neath Abbey Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7FL
Received 16 Jul 202013 Aster View Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7ED
Received 16 Jul 20201 Addison Place Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 6HQ
Received 16 Jul 202010 Cae Copor Cwmavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 9BX
Received 15 Jul 2020163 Old Road Neath SA11 2BN
Received 16 Jul 2020253 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3EP
Received 16 Jul 20205 Llys Castell Coed Hirwaun Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2UX
Received 16 Jul 202028 Darwin Road Sandfields SA12 6BS
Received 17 Jul 202019 Bwlch Crescent Cimla SA11 3RY
Received 18 Jul 202013 Groeswen Park Taibach Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2LJ
Received 18 Jul 20207 Brynawel Crynant Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8SR
Received 11 Feb 2021193 Tyn Y Twr Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8YE
Received 17 Jul 202084 High Street Glynneath Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AW
Received 20 Jul 20206-7 Harris Road Cwmllynfell SA9 2FZ
Received 21 Jul 2020Former Salem Chapel Brynhyfryd Terrace Seven Sisters Neath SA10 9BA
Received 22 Jul 20201 Quarry Place Gwaun Cae Gurwen SA18 1EY
Received 22 Jul 2020Land At Margam Forest Bryn Port Talbot
Received 23 Jul 2020Parc Hadau Land At Waun Sterw Rhyd Y Fro Pontardawe
Received 23 Jul 20205 Dyffryn Road Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BX
Received 24 Jul 2020Margam Green Energy Plant Longlands Lane Margam SA13 2SU
Received 24 Jul 2020Margam Green Energy Plant Longlands Lane Margam SA13 2SU
Received 24 Jul 2020Margam Green Energy Plant Longlands Lane Margam SA13 2SU
Received 24 Jul 20205-6 Pleasant Hill Main Road Cilfrew Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8LR
Received 22 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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