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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Derwen Deg Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7FP
Received 10 Dec 202010 Water Street Gwaun Cae Gurwen SA18 1HA
Received 14 Dec 20206 Crud Yr Awel Caewern Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7PG
Received 14 Dec 2020Tyn Y Cwm Farm Ty'n Y Cwm Lane Pontardawe SA8 3EY
Received 15 Dec 2020Land Adjacent To Crynant Villa Ynyswen Terrace Crynant Neath SA10 8PT
Received 15 Dec 202051 Heol Y Nant Baglan SA12 8ER
Received 15 Dec 2020Cwmllynfell Traditional Welsh Primary School Bryn Road Cwmllynfell SA9 2FJ
Received 15 Dec 2020Land Opposite 101-105 Taillwyd Road Neath Abbey Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7DY
Received 14 Dec 2020Land At Park Row Cwmavon SA12 9PW
Received 16 Dec 2020Gellyfowy Ganol Farm Heol Las Ynysmeudwy Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4TR
Received 15 Dec 2020Parc Newydd Briton Ferry
Received 16 Dec 2020Ty Canol Farm Ty Canol Farm, Penyard Road Neath Abbey SA10 7EY
Received 16 Dec 202029 Cloda Avenue Bryncoch SA10 7FH
Received 17 Dec 202023 Bryn Nedd Cimla SA11 1JJ
Received 17 Dec 2020Waunceirch House Lane From Wern Fraith To Lon Brynteg Dwr Y Felin Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RT
Received 17 Dec 2020Plot Adjacent To 15 Fothergill Road, Fothergill Road Cwmgwrach Neath SA11 5PH
Received 17 Dec 2020119 Dynevor Road Skewen SA10 6TH
Received 17 Dec 2020Church Dynevor Road Skewen SA10 6TH
Received 18 Dec 202068 Woodlands Park Drive Cadoxton Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8AW
Received 18 Dec 20209 Graig Gellinudd Gellinudd Pontardawe SA8 3HP
Received 18 Dec 2020Ty Canol Farm Penyard Road Longford Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7EY
Received 18 Dec 2020101 Neath Road Briton Ferry SA11 2DQ
Received 21 Dec 2020101 Neath Road Briton Ferry SA11 2DQ
Received 21 Dec 2020Plaza Cinema Talbot Road Port Talbot SA13 1DH
Received 21 Dec 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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