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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 Crymlyn Parc Skewen SA10 6DG
Received 10 Jul 2022100 Cimla Road Cimla SA11 3UD
Received 10 Jul 20227 White Close Sandfields SA12 7BD
Received 11 Jul 202240 Cilmaengwyn Road Cilmaengwyn Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4QL
Received 11 Jul 202263 Brytwn Road Cymmer Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3EW
Received 11 Jul 202227 Tonclwyda Clyne Neath Port Talbot SA11 4BS
Received 12 Jul 20229 Princess Drive Waunceirch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7PZ
Received 12 Jul 202240 Olive Branch Crescent Briton Ferry Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2UG
Received 12 Jul 202210 Victoria Gardens Neath SA11 3BE
Received 12 Jul 2022Neath Castle Grounds Castle View Neath SA11 3 LW
Received 12 Jul 2022R And J Metals The Dock Yard Estate Briton Ferry Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2HZ
Received 12 Jul 202231 Danygraig Terrace Main Road Cadoxton SA10 8BT
Received 13 Jul 2022JCG Building Milland Road Industrial Estate Neath SA11 1NJ
Received 13 Jul 202218 Orchard Street Neath SA11 1DU
Received 13 Jul 2022Port Talbot Resource Centre, Abm Health Board Moor Road Aberavon SA12 7BJ
Received 14 Jul 2022Unit 1 Ynysygerwn Avenue Aberdulais SA10 8HH
Received 15 Jul 2022Wernddu Uchaf Farm Wernddu Road Alltwen Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3JA
Received 15 Jul 202250 Brecon Road Pontardawe SA8 4PD
Received 16 Jul 202275 Bryn Road Cwmllynfell SA9 2FR
Received 16 Jul 202246 The Meadows Cimla SA11 3XF
Received 17 Jul 202214 Alltacham Drive Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JR
Received 18 Jul 2022Land At Aberavon Beachfront The Princess Margaret Way Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 6QW
Received 19 Jul 202231 Lon Y Wern Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BJ
Received 19 Jul 2022Land Between Cwmavon And Dan Y Bont Maes Y Bettws Pontrhydyfen SA12 9SD
Received 19 Jul 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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