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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
54 Swansea Road Pontardawe SA8 4AL
Received 10 Aug 202265 Leyshon Road Gwaun Cae Gurwen SA18 1EN
Received 11 Aug 202269 Edward Street Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3DD
Received 11 Aug 20223 Heol Camlas Cwmavon SA12 9PT
Received 12 Aug 202236 Margam Road Taibach SA13 2BN
Received 12 Aug 202227 Villiers Road Blaengwynfi Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3TH
Received 10 Aug 202238-42 Wind Street Neath SA11 3HA
Received 12 Aug 202271 Pen Yr Alltwen Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3EA
Received 12 Aug 2022Caegarw Solar Farm Caegarw Farm A48 From Margam Roundabout To Pyle Road Margam Bridgend Neath Port Talbot CF33 6PT
Received 10 Aug 202291 Crymlyn Road Skewen SA10 6DY
Received 15 Aug 2022Nant Y Deri 129 Cilmaengwyn Road Cilmaengwyn Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4QN
Received 15 Aug 202220 Mayberry Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8DF
Received 15 Aug 20225 Village Gardens Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7LW
Received 15 Aug 2022Land Adjacent To 3, Rose Cottages Resolven Neath SA11 4LF
Received 15 Aug 2022Llwyn Coed Neath Road Crynant Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8SP
Received 16 Aug 2022Penbont 4 Cwm Nant Llwyd Road Gellinudd Pontardawe SA8 3DT
Received 16 Aug 202235 Clare Road Ystalyfera Swansea SA9 2AJ
Received 16 Aug 2022Bryngoleu Vicarage Drive Pontardawe SA8 4PB
Received 16 Aug 20229 March Hywel Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3HE
Received 17 Aug 202249 Tyn Y Cae Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3DJ
Received 18 Aug 202224 Ffordd Y Glowyr Godre'r Graig SA9 2BQ
Received 19 Aug 202263 Gwyrddgoed Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4NL
Received 19 Aug 2022Land Rear Of 44 Sitwell Way Sandfields Port Talbot SA12 6BL
Received 21 Aug 202295 Main Road Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7TL
Received 21 Aug 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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