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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Off Meadow Road Eaglesbush Valley Neath SA11 2AF
Received 19 Jan 2023Ty Gwennol Main Road Cilfrew SA10 8NE
Received 20 Jan 2023Land At Waun Sterw Rhydyfro Pontardawe SA8 4NF
Received 20 Jan 2023Gilfach Quarry Gilfach Road Bryncoch SA10 8AD
Received 20 Jan 2023Cerrig Llwydion, The Woollen Mill Main Road Pontrhydyfen SA12 9TT
Received 20 Jan 202313 Derwen Road Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3AU
Received 21 Jan 2023Land Adjacent To 10 Llys Harry Godre'r Graig SA9 2EQ
Received 21 Jan 202316 High Street Glynneath SA11 5BU
Received 22 Jan 2023Land To The Rear Of 5 Heol Tewdwr Croeserw Cymmer Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3NY
Received 23 Jan 202310 Maplewood Close Bryncoch SA10 7UN
Received 23 Jan 2023236 Western Avenue Sandfields SA12 7NE
Received 23 Jan 2023Glynneath Flood Alleviation Scheme Park Avenue Glynneath Neath Port Talbot
Received 23 Jan 2023138 The Highlands Neath Abbey SA10 6PE
Received 25 Jan 2023Plot Adjacent To 24 Curwen Close Pontrhydyfen Neath SA12 9UT
Received 25 Jan 2023Plot 14 The Oaks, Adj To 15 The Oaks Cimla SA11 3RJ
Received 25 Jan 2023CK's Supermarket 18 Gwilym Road Cwmllynfell Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2GH
Received 25 Jan 2023Land At Kenfig Industrial Estate Margam
Received 25 Jan 202379 Varteg Road Ystalyfera SA9 2EN
Received 26 Jan 2023Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm
Received 27 Jan 202351 Tregelles Road Longford Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7HT
Received 26 Jan 2023Skewen Cricket Club Skewen Park Wern Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6DP
Received 27 Jan 202354 Park Avenue Lonlas SA10 6SA
Received 30 Jan 202348 Park Drive Lonlas Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6SG
Received 30 Jan 2023Bayview 3 Fernfield Baglan SA12 8AL
Received 30 Jan 2023Records 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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