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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. DecidedP2021/0394

    Siting of 2 No. demountable buildings for the use of physiotherapy plus re-siting of existing demountable physio building for a temporary period of 5 years.

    Llandarcy Academy Of Sport Access Road To Llandarcy Village Llandarcy Neath SA10 6JD

    Received 8 Apr 2021
  2. DecidedP2021/0395

    Outline Application (including access, layout and scale) for the construction of two number semi-detached houses with parking and associated works

    14 Old Road Baglan Port Talbot SA12 8TT

    Received 8 Apr 2021
  3. DecidedP2021/0399

    Demolition of existing building to facilitate engineering operations including retaining work for the creation of car park for the siting of a mobile MRI scanning machine trailer plus siting of demountable welfare facilities.

    Llandarcy Sports Centre Llandarcy Neath SA10 6JD

    Received 9 Apr 2021
  4. DecidedP2021/0400

    1 Number detached dwelling and detached garage and creation of vehicular access

    Land Rear Of Heol Nedd Cwmgwrach Neath SA11 5PL

    Received 9 Apr 2021
  5. DecidedP2021/0401

    Extension to existing porch and replacement of flat roof with pitched roof to front elevation.

    23 Ashwood Drive Gellinudd Pontardawe SA8 3HL

    Received 9 Apr 2021
  6. DecidedP2021/0402

    Single-storey front extension and porch, plus reconfiguration of existing car park

    Mount Surgery Margam Road Taibach Port Talbot SA13 2BN

    Received 9 Apr 2021
  7. DecidedP2021/0403

    Details to be agreed in association with conditions 9 (Bin Storage Area Details), 10 (Obscure Glazing Scheme), 11 (External Lighting Scheme) and 13 (Green Roof Details) of application P2019/5237 granted on 25 September 2019.

    Plaza Cinema Talbot Road Port Talbot SA13 1DH

    Received 9 Apr 2021
  8. DecidedP2021/0404

    Garden outbuilding

    13 St Marys Road Ynysmeudwy Pontardawe SA8 4QH

    Received 9 Apr 2021
  9. DecidedP2021/0405

    Rear Dormer Extension with Juliet Balcony.

    The Pines Pentwyn Baglan Road Baglan SA12 8EA

    Received 10 Apr 2021
  10. DecidedP2021/0406

    Increase in ridge-height of existing bungalow to provide accommodation within the roof-space, two-storey rear extensions plus attached garage to the side elevation with roof terrace above, and associated retaining works

    Bayview 3 Fernfield Baglan SA12 8AL

    Received 11 Apr 2021
  11. DecidedP2021/0407

    Single storey rear extension

    1 Hospital Road Sandfields SA12 6PE

    Received 11 Apr 2021
  12. DecidedP2021/0408

    Non material Amendment of planning permission P2019/5304 approved on 03/02/2021 to alter the wording of condition 4 to enable the highways works to be completed prior to the occupation of the new store, rather than prior to the commencement of the store construction.

    CSN Precision Engineering Neath Abbey Road Neath SA10 7BR

    Received 12 Apr 2021
  13. DecidedP2021/0409

    Proposed change of use of first floor from residential (C3) to provision of office space (A2)

    29 Herbert Street Pontardawe SA8 4EB

    Received 12 Apr 2021
  14. DecidedP2021/0410

    Single storey rear extension

    Pen Yr Alltwen House 75 Pen Yr Alltwen Alltwen Pontardawe Swansea SA8 3EA

    Received 12 Apr 2021
  15. DecidedP2021/0411

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P2019/5514 - Change of use of the former post office (A1) into one dwelling house (C3) and alterations to fenestration on the front, rear and side elevations- Approved on 21.11.19 - Alterations to fenestration to ground floor front elevation

    58A Gwilym Road Cwmllynfell Neath SA9 2GN

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  16. DecidedP2021/0412

    Two number wooden lodges for tourist accommodation including internal access and car parking

    Oakfield House Heol Y Glo Pen Y Bryn Pyle CF33 6RA

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  17. DecidedP2021/0413

    Single storey rear extension and two new ground floor windows in the side elevation of the main dwelling house

    108 Shelone Road Briton Ferry Neath SA11 2NG

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  18. DecidedP2021/0414

    Details to be agreed in association with Requirement 14 (Operational Noise Attenuation) for Stage 1, Phase 1A of the development only at Port Talbot Steel Works Generating Station Development Consent Order 2015.

    Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Port Talbot SA13 2NG

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  19. WithdrawnP2021/0415

    Construction of temporary (until January 2022) semi-enclosed external seating area

    Sgwd Gwladys Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath Neath SA11 5NR

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  20. DecidedP2021/0416

    Details to be agreed in association with Condition 3 (Contaminated Land Report) and Condition 5 (Construction Method Statement) of Planning Application P2020/0238 granted on 12/03/20

    89 Wenallt Road Tonna Neath SA11 3QH

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  21. DecidedP2021/0417

    Change of use of ground floor from former hairdressers (A1) to a cafe /bar (A3)

    2 Swansea Road Pontardawe SA8 4AB

    Received 14 Apr 2021
  22. DecidedP2021/0418

    Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed) single storey side extension and parking area

    15 Sycamore Avenue Cimla Neath SA11 3NT

    Received 14 Apr 2021
  23. DecidedP2021/0419

    Single storey rear extension. Works include the demolition of an existing conservatory.

    10 Ashwood Drive Gellinudd Pontardawe Swansea SA8 3HL

    Received 14 Apr 2021
  24. DecidedP2021/0420

    Works to 2x Oak Trees covered by Tree Preservation Order T202/A6: -Remove dead wood from crowns and reduce the branches overhanging the garden by 3m.

    23 Maes Gareth Edwards Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1RU

    Received 14 Apr 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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