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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.
4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Aug 2014 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Bryn Morgrug Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3DG
Received 9 May 2022Former Afan Lido Site Aberavon Seafront Port Talbot
Received 9 May 202269 Mariners Point Sandfields Port Talbot SA12 6DN
Received 9 May 202223 Oakfield Road Pontardawe SA8 4LD
Received 10 May 2022168 Cimla Crescent Cimla Neath SA11 3PF
Received 10 May 202237 Heol Cae Gurwen Gwaun Cae Gurwen SA18 1HG
Received 10 May 2022Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Ynysydarren Road Ystalyfera SA9 2DY
Received 11 May 2022Land At Pearson Way Penrhiwtyn Neath SA112EJ
Received 11 May 20227 Gordon Road Sandfields SA12 7HY
Received 11 May 2022Land At Baglan Bay Retail Park Afan Way Port Talbot SA12 7BZ
Received 11 May 2022Land At Baglan Bay Retail Park Afan Way Port Talbot SA12 7BZ
Received 11 May 2022Land Off Pant Celydd Knights Road Margam Port Talbot SA13 2DJ
Received 11 May 2022Land At Pearson Way Penrhiwtyn Neath SA112EJ
Received 11 May 202230 Eglwys Nunnydd Margam SA13 2PS
Received 11 May 2022Site To The South Of Rhos On The Neath Road (Site Located On The Left Hand Side As You Approach Rhos)
Received 12 May 2022114 Crymlyn Road Skewen SA10 6DT
Received 12 May 20221 Nightingale Park Cimla SA11 3RX
Received 12 May 202216 Edward Street Cwmgwrach SA11 5PW
Received 16 May 2022Tyla Farm Tyla Farm Access Road Margam SA13 2SR
Received 16 May 2022247 Swansea Road Trebanos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4BY
Received 12 May 20225 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3ED
Received 11 May 2022170 Swansea Road Trebanos Pontardawe SA8 4BU
Received 16 May 2022Neath Port Talbot Hospital Baglan Way Aberavon SA12 7BX
Received 16 May 20221 Station Road Cymmer SA13 3HR
Received 17 May 2022Records 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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