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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Tydfils Church Bryn Eglwys Bryn SA13 2RQ
Received 30 Sept 2020Little Haven 41 Cimla Common Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3SU
Received 29 Sept 2020Tithe Barn Lane From B4242 To The Coach House Aberdulais SA10 8HL
Received 30 Sept 2020St Marys Church St Mary Place Aberavon Neath Port Talbot
Received 25 Sept 2020East Pit Revised Opencast Mine New Road Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1UP
Received 28 Sept 20209 Ocean Way Sandfields SA12 7NP
Received 30 Sept 202053-54 New Road Skewen SA10 6EP
Received 30 Sept 202015A Gelligeiros Gellinudd Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3DZ
Received 30 Sept 202017 Pant Y Rhedyn Coed Hirwaun Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SZ
Received 1 Oct 202023 Park Avenue Lonlas SA10 6RU
Received 1 Oct 20205 Linden Close Bryncoch SA10 7UW
Received 1 Oct 202018 Whittington Street Tonna SA11 3JG
Received 1 Oct 202068 The Highlands Neath Abbey SA10 6PD
Received 2 Oct 202010 Lon Brynteg Waunceirch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RU
Received 2 Oct 202021 Crymlyn Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6DU
Received 1 Oct 2020Land At Former BP Chemicals And R/O Mardon Park Baglan Energy Park Baglan Port Talbot
Received 5 Oct 2020127 London Road Neath SA11 1HF
Received 6 Oct 2020Tynllechau Main Road Cilfrew Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8LW
Received 6 Oct 202061A March Hywel Cilfrew Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8ND
Received 6 Oct 202031 Pen Y Banc Seven Sisters SA10 9AD
Received 7 Oct 202045 Brookfield Neath Abbey SA10 7EH
Received 7 Oct 2020Bethel Chapel Aqueduct Terrace Pontrhydyfen Neath Port Talbot
Received 7 Oct 20202 The Nook Henfaes Road Tonna Neath Port Talbot SA11 3FH
Received 5 Oct 2020Land Adjacent To 161B New Road Skewen Neath SA10 6HD
Received 5 Oct 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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