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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land To The Rear Of Plots 115-127 Crymlyn Grove Cae Morfa Skewen Neath
Received 15 Dec 2020102 High Street Glynneath Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AL
Received 17 Dec 202019 Glan Hafren Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8TW
Received 22 Dec 2020Former Grove Park/Mavericks 191 Victoria Road Port Talbot SA12 6QJ
Received 22 Dec 202018 Ffynnon Dawel Aberdulais SA10 8EQ
Received 22 Dec 202029 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3EJ
Received 16 Dec 20207 Bittern Court Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7EX
Received 2 Feb 202114 Rhiwlas Waunceirch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RB
Received 10 Dec 2020Unit C, Ground Floor Kenfig Industrial Estate Road Margam SA13 2PE
Received 23 Dec 202087 Alltwen Hill Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BP
Received 23 Dec 202044 Commercial Road Taibach Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1LG
Received 23 Dec 20205 Lon Y Nant Glynneath SA11 5BD
Received 3 Jan 2021117A Pen Y Cae Road Port Talbot SA13 2EG
Received 5 Jan 202174 Main Road Crynant SA10 8NT
Received 6 Jan 202114 Albion Road Baglan SA12 8BY
Received 6 Jan 2021Rosewarn Dulais Road Seven Sisters SA10 9ES
Received 6 Jan 202127 Silver Avenue Sandfields SA12 7RU
Received 6 Jan 20217 Caegroes Terrace Main Road Cadoxton Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8BP
Received 6 Jan 202177 Fernlea Park Bryncoch SA10 7SX
Received 6 Jan 20215 Ormes Road Skewen SA10 6SY
Received 6 Jan 2021Geraint House Knights Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2DY
Received 7 Jan 202111 And 11A Cimla Common Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3SY
Received 7 Jan 2021Land At Former BP Chemicals And R/O Mardon Park Baglan Energy Park Baglan Port Talbot
Received 7 Jan 2021Plot 28 Owen Jones Way Bryn Port Talbot SA13 2RF
Received 8 Jan 2021Records 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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