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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
64 Glannant Way Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3YN
Received 2 Nov 2020Parc Newydd Briton Ferry Neath SA11 2UP
Received 2 Nov 2020The Butchers Arms Alltwen Hill Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BP
Received 2 Nov 2020Land North Of Bevin Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot SA12 6JU
Received 3 Nov 202068 Bryn Catwg Cadoxton SA10 8BH
Received 3 Nov 2020149 Victoria Road Sandfields SA12 6QH
Received 3 Nov 2020Birchwood 48A Neath Road Crynant SA10 8SG
Received 3 Nov 202020 Wenallt Road Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3HZ
Received 3 Nov 202083 Fernlea Park Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7SX
Received 2 Nov 2020Nant Y Deri 129 Cilmaengwyn Road Cilmaengwyn Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4QN
Received 3 Nov 202016 Galltcwm Terrace Bryn Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2RL
Received 2 Nov 2020Former Grove Park/Mavericks 191 Victoria Road Port Talbot SA12 6QJ
Received 2 Nov 2020Upper Ogmore Wind Farm And Energy Storage Facility
Received 4 Nov 2020Existing Mast Brombil Farm Margam Port Talbot SA13 2SR
Received 4 Nov 2020Harbourside Strategic Employment Site Harbourside Road Port Talbot
Received 4 Nov 202024 Mozart Drive Sandfields SA12 7TY
Received 5 Nov 20207 Pinewood Terrace Baglan SA12 8BH
Received 5 Nov 20203 Coombe Tennant Avenue Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6EB
Received 6 Nov 2020Land At Heol Llwyn Celyn Caewern Neath
Received 3 Nov 2020Harbourside Strategic Employment Site Harbourside Road Port Talbot
Received 6 Nov 2020Former Health Centre Ynys Fach Avenue Resolven SA11 4LL
Received 6 Nov 202054 Mill Race Neath Abbey SA10 7FL
Received 9 Nov 2020Land At Leiros Park Bryncoch Neath
Received 10 Nov 2020126 Crymlyn Parc Skewen SA10 6EF
Received 11 Nov 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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