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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4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Adjacent To 18 Lewis Road Crynant Neath SA10 8SD
Received 25 Jun 2021Chain Works Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows Swansea SA1 8PX
Received 25 Jun 2021Llwynllanc Isaf Neath Road Crynant Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8SE
Received 25 Jun 202113 Hawthorn Avenue Cimla SA11 3NW
Received 26 Jun 2021265 Swansea Road Trebanos Pontardawe SA8 4BY
Received 28 Jun 2021153 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3EN
Received 25 Jun 2021Plot 5 Land Adjoining 99 Neath Road Resolven Neath SA11 4AN
Received 29 Jun 2021Toilet Block Adjacent To Bryn Community Centre Brynhyfryd Maesteg Road SA13 2RY
Received 28 Jun 202141 Chestnut Road Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3PA
Received 25 Jun 20211 Clos Dewi Sant Bryn Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2RZ
Received 25 Jun 20212 Is Y Bryniau Cwmllynfell SA9 2GS
Received 30 Jun 202128 Westlands Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7BW
Received 25 Jun 2021Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School Afan Valley Road Cimla SA11 3TA
Received 30 Jun 2021Plas Y Bryn 36 Tonclwyda Clyne SA11 4BS
Received 30 Jun 20213 Stanley Place Cadoxton Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8BE
Received 30 Jun 2021Land Fronting Dyffryn Road Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BX
Received 1 Jul 20212 Heol Y Waun Seven Sisters SA10 9BL
Received 1 Jul 2021Plot 29 29 Forest Lodge Lane Cwmavon Port Talbot SA13 2RX
Received 1 Jul 2021133 Swansea Road Trebanos Pontardawe SA8 4BS
Received 1 Jul 20214 Cedar Gardens Baglan SA12 8TE
Received 2 Jul 202151 Chamberlain Road Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2BE
Received 1 Jul 2021Tesco Express Neath Road Briton Ferry SA11 2AX
Received 2 Jul 20215 Afandale Sandfields SA12 7BN
Received 4 Jul 202192 Ffynnon Dawel Aberdulais Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8EN
Received 5 Jul 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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