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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,756Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,613 approved or refused records
197Refused applications

4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. DecidedP2021/0105

    Detached Outbuilding to rear garden

    Grandchester Cottage 11 St Davids Park Margam Port Talbot SA13 2PA

    Received 3 Feb 2021
  2. DecidedP2021/0106

    Change of Use from Office (B1) to Residential (C3)

    5 Ropewalk Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1EW

    Received 29 Jan 2021
  3. DecidedP2021/0108

    Residential development consisting of 25 affordable units, associated car parking, landscaping, drainage and other associated works.

    Land West Of Pant Celydd Margam Port Talbot SA13 2DJ

    Received 3 Feb 2021
  4. DecidedP2021/0109

    Proposed front car parking area & associated works

    30 Cadoxton Terrace Cadoxton Neath SA10 8BR

    Received 3 Feb 2021
  5. DecidedP2021/0110

    Single storey side extension

    Hirwaun Farm Graig Coch Access Road Margam SA13 2TL

    Received 4 Feb 2021
  6. DecidedP2021/0111

    Dormer extension to rear roof plane - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

    3 Nant Y Boda Bryn Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SG

    Received 29 Jan 2021
  7. DecidedP2021/0112

    Single storey rear extension, patio doors, juliet balcony, a window in each of the lower ground floor side elevations serving an en-suite and a bedroom - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed.

    6 Baglan Heights Baglan Port Talbot SA12 8UF

    Received 4 Feb 2021
  8. DecidedP2021/0114

    Single Storey Rear Extension - Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

    4 Dolphin Place Sandfields Port Talbot SA12 7EG

    Received 4 Feb 2021
  9. DecidedP2021/0115

    Single storey side and rear extensions with two storey rear extension

    44 Golwg Y Bryn Seven Sisters Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 9BY

    Received 2 Feb 2021
  10. DecidedP2021/0116

    Works to 1x Lime Tree, covered by Tree Preservation Order T111/T5: -reduction of declining and dying branches within the crown by a maximum length of 3m, back to suitable and healthy growth points

    1A Church Road Seven Sisters Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 9DY

    Received 2 Feb 2021
  11. DecidedP2021/0117

    Details to be agreed in association with Conditions 16 (Speed Reduction and TROs) and 18 (Pedestrian Crossing) of Planning Permission P2019/5028 granted on 30/07/19

    Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School Afan Valley Road Cimla SA11 3TA

    Received 5 Feb 2021
  12. DecidedP2021/0118

    Proposed detached new residential dwelling house

    37 Forest Lodge Lane Cwmavon Port Talbot SA13 2RX

    Received 5 Feb 2021
  13. DecidedP2021/0119

    Two storey rear extension, raised rear platform and front porch together with new first floor side facing window to north and south facing elevations

    26 Plas Road Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3HD

    Received 2 Feb 2021
  14. DecidedP2021/0120

    Retention of ground source heat pump (45kw capacity) including associated pipework, ground collector, drainage works and engineering operations

    Llwynllanc Uchaf Farm Lane From Neath Road To Llwynllanc Uchaf Farm Crynant Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8SF

    Received 2 Feb 2021
  15. DecidedP2021/0121

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels with an output of approximately 3.3 MW on the roof of a non-domestic building.

    Amazon - Cwl1 Ffordd Amazon Crymlyn Burrows SA1 8QX

    Received 5 Feb 2021
  16. DecidedP2021/0123

    Works to Trees Covered by Tree Preservation Order T226/W1 comprising the reduction in height (by a max. 2.5m) of 8 x Birch Trees to reduce risk of stem failure; the removal of 1 x Birch tree to allow adjacent oak to develop; plus the removal of 1 x Birch Tree due to leaning over Public Path

    20 Wenallt Road Tonna Neath SA11 3HZ

    Received 8 Feb 2021
  17. DecidedP2021/0124

    Details pursuant to the discharge of conditions 9 (Landscaping and biodiversity mitigation measures ) 10 (Landscape management plan) of planning permission P2020/0294 granted on 05/10/2020.

    Harbourside Strategic Employment Site Harbourside Road Port Talbot

    Received 4 Feb 2021
  18. DecidedP2021/0125

    2no. single storey rear extensions and external Works.

    11-13 Bryn Llewelyn Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BR

    Received 8 Feb 2021
  19. DecidedP2021/0127

    Formation of new 105 space car parking area on site of 'Bridge House' enclosed with 2.1m high weld-mesh boundary fencing plus associated works

    Unit C Kenfig Industrial Estate Road Margam Port Talbot SA13 2PE

    Received 8 Feb 2021
  20. DecidedP2021/0128

    Demolition of existing lean-to single-storey garage and erection of single-storey visitor and office pod

    Queens Care Home Queen Street Glyncorrwg Port Talbot SA13 3BL

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  21. DecidedP2021/0129

    Variation of Condition 1 of Planning Application P2016/0371 (Approved on the 26/05/2016) to allow retention of the active classroom building for a further 5 years

    Swansea University Bay Campus Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows SA1 8EN

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  22. DecidedP2021/0130

    Part single/part two storey side extension and single storey front extension

    19 Wildbrook Taibach Port Talbot SA13 2UL

    Received 9 Feb 2021
  23. DecidedP2021/0131

    Retention and completion of the conversion of a double garage into a living room area

    1 The Avenue Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2FD

    Received 15 Jan 2021
  24. DecidedP2021/0133

    Non-Material Amendments to Planning Permission ref. P2020/0184 approved on 27th April 2020 - Reduce the size of the first floor front bedroom and first floor rear bathroom windows in the two storey side extension from 2m in width to 1.5m in width and replace the door and window in the outbuilding with patio sliding doors.

    233 Western Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NE

    Received 9 Feb 2021

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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.

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