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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Baglan Industrial Park, Unit 4 Aberavon Road Aberavon SA12 7DJ
Received 16 Feb 20235 Westernmoor Road Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1BJ
Received 16 Feb 202357 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3EJ
Received 16 Feb 20235 Windsor Road Neath SA11 1LP
Received 16 Feb 2023Land To East Side Of Tyla Morris Farm Pant Howell Ddu Road Ynysmaerdy Briton Ferry SA11 2TU
Received 16 Feb 20235 Gwyrddgoed Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4NH
Received 17 Feb 2023135 Dinas Baglan Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8DU
Received 17 Feb 2023Land At Waun Sterw Rhydyfro Pontardawe SA8 4NF
Received 17 Feb 202321 Alltygrug Road Ystalyfera Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2AQ
Received 17 Feb 2023Land North Of Bevin Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot SA12 6JU
Received 20 Feb 2023Abernant Hir Farm Lane Between 31 And 33 Min Y Coed Glynneath SA11 5RU
Received 20 Feb 202388 Shelone Road Briton Ferry SA11 2PU
Received 20 Feb 2023Wenallt Farm Wenallt Road Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3QH
Received 22 Feb 2023Temperature House Hazelwood Row Cwmavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 9DP
Received 22 Feb 2023110 Ruskin Street Briton Ferry SA11 2LD
Received 23 Feb 2023103 Wern Road Skewen SA10 6DP
Received 23 Feb 2023Afan Workshops Afan Road Duffryn Rhondda SA13 3ES
Received 24 Feb 20232 Cwrt Y Defaid A48 From Margam Roundabout To Pyle Road Margam SA13 2TF
Received 24 Feb 2023Blaennant Blaenant Farm Access Road Cilybebyll Pontardawe SA8 3JH
Received 24 Feb 202323 Wildbrook Taibach SA13 2UL
Received 27 Feb 202320 Heol Mabon Cwmavon SA12 9PD
Received 27 Feb 202317 Cefn Gelli Cwmgwrach SA11 5PD
Received 27 Feb 202340 Cilmaengwyn Road Cilmaengwyn Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4QL
Received 27 Feb 2023Land To The Rear Of 35, 36 & 37 Woodlands Park Drive Cadoxton SA10 8DE
Received 27 Feb 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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