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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Llwynhen Road Cwmgors SA18 1RG
Received 7 Dec 2022Land at the Former Afan Lido and Car Park, Aberavon
Received 7 Dec 2022Cefn Gwrgan Road Port Talbot SA13 2BZ
Received 7 Dec 2022Sun Fields Dream Fields Lane From B4290 To Gelli Bwch Farm Jersey Marine Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6JU
Received 7 Dec 202268 High Street Glynneath SA11 5DA
Received 8 Dec 202214A Brynhyfryd Terrace Seven Sisters SA10 9BA
Received 8 Dec 2022151 Western Avenue Sandfields SA12 7ND
Received 8 Dec 2022Gnoll Estate Country Park, Adventure Playground Fairyland Neath SA11 3BS
Received 8 Dec 202237 Heol Derwen Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3YY
Received 9 Dec 2022119 Ynys Y Wern Cwmavon SA12 9DJ
Received 10 Dec 20221 Lloyds Terrace Cymmer SA13 3HT
Received 11 Dec 2022Land At Baglan Bay Retail Prk Afan Way Port Talbot SA12 7BZ
Received 12 Dec 2022Tyn-y-caeau Margam Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NW
Received 12 Dec 2022Former Dyffryn Lower School Talcennau Road Port Talbot SA13 1EP
Received 12 Dec 2022Baglan Bay Retail Park, Unit 5 Christchurch Road Aberavon SA12 7BZ
Received 13 Dec 202214 Cefndon Terrace Cwmavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 9LG
Received 14 Dec 202220 Daphne Road Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8DP
Received 14 Dec 202268 Crymlyn Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6EG
Received 14 Dec 202220 New Road Neath Abbey Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7NH
Received 15 Dec 202233-35 High Street Glynneath SA11 5BS
Received 15 Dec 202233-35 High Street Glynneath SA11 5BS
Received 15 Dec 202237 Parish Road Blaengwrach Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5SW
Received 15 Dec 2022Land At Water Street Neath
Received 16 Dec 202216 Neath Road Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3EB
Received 16 Dec 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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