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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plots 1-4 (former Pantyddrainen Hotel) Roman Road Banwen Neath SA10 9LH
Received 2 Sept 202056 Glanymor Street Briton Ferry Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2LF
Received 1 Sept 2020Tanybryn Main Road Cadoxton SA10 8BL
Received 4 Sept 202027 Swan Road Baglan SA12 8BN
Received 4 Sept 2020Blaen Nantcellwen Farm Lane From School School Road To Nant Hir Colliery Dyffryn Cellwen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 9LF
Received 4 Sept 202061 Maes Ty Canol Baglan SA12 8UP
Received 4 Sept 202012A Cwm Cadno Coed Hirwaun SA13 2TP
Received 5 Sept 2020Gwaun Cae Gurwen Welsh Primary School New Road Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1UN
Received 4 Sept 2020Bellavista Bungalow Lane From St Annes Terrace To Wenallt Road Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3JE
Received 7 Sept 202019 Mary Street Heol Y Felin Seven Sisters Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 9BG
Received 7 Sept 202025 Llewellyn Avenue Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7AL
Received 7 Sept 20202 Chestnut Road Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3PB
Received 7 Sept 202051 Olive Branch Crescent Briton Ferry Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2UH
Received 8 Sept 2020Land At Water Street Neath
Received 8 Sept 2020Land Off Crown Way Heritage Gate Llandarcy Neath
Received 8 Sept 20209 Alexander Crescent Rhyddings Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8EB
Received 9 Sept 2020Dyffryn Farm Access To Dyffryn Farm Dyffryn Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7BJ
Received 9 Sept 202024 Penshannel Neath Abbey Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6PW
Received 8 Sept 2020Former Dwr Y Felin Lower Comprehensive School Heol Penlan Neath SA10 7LB
Received 10 Sept 2020125 Victoria Road Sandfields SA12 6QH
Received 10 Sept 2020Land At Water Street Neath
Received 10 Sept 202013 Curlew Close Bryncoch SA10 7EJ
Received 11 Sept 202058 Neath Road Briton Ferry SA11 2YR
Received 11 Sept 20205 Carreg Erw Coed Hirwaun SA13 2XY
Received 11 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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