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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 Glyn Street Aberavon SA12 6NF
Received 19 Dec 2022Footpath Off Heol Glynderwen Heol Glynderwen Caewern Neath SA10 7QU
Received 19 Dec 2022Land At Kenfig Industrial Estate Margam
Received 19 Dec 20224 Clos Gwenallt Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3BD
Received 20 Dec 2022Ynysmaerdy Road To Collins Road Briton Ferry Neath SA11 2TS - SA11 2HH
Received 22 Dec 2022Baglan Burrows Footpath Access Track Parallel To Right Of Way 35/WCP/7 Baglan Bay
Received 22 Dec 2022Land Adjoining Macron Store Neath Abbey Road Industrial Estate Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7BR
Received 22 Dec 2022Lonlas Boys Club Lonlas Avenue Lonlas Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6RT
Received 22 Dec 20223 Channel View Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7TH
Received 23 Dec 202235 Beacons View Cimla SA11 3SB
Received 23 Dec 2022B4242 Blaengwrach Neath Port Talbot SA11 5NZ
Received 25 Dec 2022Unit A Shufflebotham Lane Neath SA11 3FJ
Received 30 Dec 2022113 Crymlyn Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6DT
Received 2 Jan 2023Land At Mynydd Drumau Neath Port Talbot
Received 23 Dec 2022Land At Water Street Neath
Received 3 Jan 202312 Bronywawr Pontardawe SA8 4JY
Received 3 Jan 202357 And 58 Village Gardens Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7LP
Received 4 Jan 2023Eagle House 2 Talbot Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1DH
Received 4 Jan 2023Old Welfare Hall Site Maes Y Parc Glynneath Neath SA11 5EE
Received 5 Jan 2023Old Welfare Hall Site Maes Y Parc Glynneath Neath SA11 5EE
Received 5 Jan 20232 Gynol Road Cwmllynfell SA9 2GX
Received 5 Jan 2023Cadno Lounge Unit 1 Neath Town Centre Retail Development Water Street Neath SA11 3EP
Received 5 Jan 2023Craig Y Perchych (CYP) Solar Farm Glais Swansea SA7 9HP
Received 3 Jan 2023Land At Kilvey Hill And Landore Park And Ride Facility Swansea
Received 3 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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