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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,756Searchable applications
228Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,614 approved or refused records
197Refused applications

4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. WithdrawnP2023/0201

    Listed Building Consent: Replacement of damaged glazing

    Margam Country Park, The Orangery Car Park Water Street Margam SA13 2TJ

    Received 10 Mar 2023
  2. DecidedP2023/0204

    Discharge of condition 6 (aviation lighting), of planning permission P2022/0372 for the erection of a single wind turbine up to 100m high to tip (up to 71m max rotor diameter) and installation of associated infrastructure.

    Land At Kenfig Industrial Estate Margam Port Talbot

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  3. DecidedP2023/0206

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 15 (complaints investigation procedure for noise arising from the sports pitch) of application P2019/5028 granted on 30/07/2019.

    Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School Afan Valley Road Cimla Neath SA11 3TA

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  4. DecidedP2023/0208

    Retrospective application for the re-design of shopfront

    13 New Street Neath SA11 1RT

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  5. DecidedP2023/0210

    Advertisment Consent: Entrance sign for "Margam Green Energy Plant" with the dimensions of 5500mm x 2000mm.

    Margam Green Energy Plant Longlands Lane Margam

    Received 15 Mar 2023
  6. DecidedP2023/0211

    Proposed single storey side extension and replacement parking space.

    66 Clos Ysbyty Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3PL

    Received 16 Mar 2023
  7. WithdrawnP2023/0212

    Works to two Beech trees T1 and T2 covered by Tree Preservation order T314/W7 as follows:T1 and T2 - 5 metre crown lift, 30 % crown and height reductions;T1 - reduce extended branch by 5 metres or more which extends into neighbours garden.

    7 Llys Y Ddraenog Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TQ

    Received 16 Mar 2023
  8. DecidedP2023/0215

    Change of use of office space above ground floor commercial units into 4no 1 bedroom residential flats and 2no 3 bedroom flats (Reduction of red line to exclude 22 Talbot Road).

    Commercial Buildings Talbot Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1DR

    Received 17 Mar 2023
  9. Awaiting decisionP2023/0217

    Section 73 application to vary condition No. 86 pursuant of planning permission ref. P2018/0636 (leisure development) to allow an extension of time for the submission of a reserved matters application to be submitted within three years of the date of decision.

    EAST PIT SURFACE MINE TAIRGWAITH AMMANFORD NEATH

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  10. DecidedP2023/0218

    Proposed garage conversion to living space and the creation of replacement parking.

    68 Crymlyn Parc Skewen SA10 6DG

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  11. DecidedP2023/0219

    Prior Notification Application for a proposed 5G telecoms installation: H3G 15m street pole and additional equipment cabinets.

    Land Opposite 3 Grove Cottage Margam Port Talbot SA13 2SY

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  12. DecidedP2023/0220

    Single storey rear extension and first floor front/side extension.

    105 Caeglas Cwmavon Port Talbot SA12 9AZ

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  13. DecidedP2023/0222

    Proposed single storey side extension

    35 Darran Park Neath Abbey Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6PX

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  14. DecidedP2023/0223

    Installation of cooker extraction unit/ducting (Retrospective)

    Colliers Arms Efail Fach Pontrhydyfen Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 9TY

    Received 20 Mar 2023
  15. DecidedP2023/0224

    Request for Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 for proposed Skewen Flood Alleviation scheme

    Caenant Terrace, Whitegates Court, Drummau Road And Old Road Skewen Neath

    Received 17 Mar 2023
  16. DecidedP2023/0226

    Retention of a single detached garage and the construction of a second single detached garage both located within an existing garage compound.

    Garage Compound Adjacent To 1 Albion Road Baglan Port Talbot SA12 8BY

    Received 21 Mar 2023
  17. DecidedP2023/0227

    Erect a single storey conservatory to the rear elevation, reposition access steps to the lower garden area, and remove rear bay window to be replaced with patio doors.

    145 Crymlyn Parc Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6EF

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  18. DecidedP2023/0230

    Detached residential dwelling and associated works (amended plans received 21.04.23)

    Land Between 2A And 4 Neaudd Road, Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford SA18 1UH

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  19. DecidedP2023/0232

    Proposed construction of summerhouse and decking, the works for which would include alterations to the upper garden retaining wall. Plus erection of 2m high close boarded fence with privacy screen 2.2m high for 1.2m in length.

    19 Firwood Close Bryncoch Neath SA10 7UR

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  20. DecidedP2023/0233

    Residential development of up to six dwellings and associated works.

    Land At Harvey Crescent Aberavon Port Talbot SA12 6DF

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  21. DecidedP2023/0234

    Single storey rear extension - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed.

    110 Ruskin Street Briton Ferry SA11 2LD

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  22. DecidedP2023/0236

    Change of use from a residential care home (use class C2) to 5 no. supported living accommodation units (use class C3b).

    9-11 James Street Pontardawe SA8 4LR

    Received 23 Mar 2023
  23. DecidedP2023/0237

    Details to be agreed in association with conditions 3 (masonry work/re-pointing) and 4 (sample panel re pointing) of planning permission P2021/0912 granted on 22/12/21

    River Neath Railway Swing Bridge

    Received 23 Mar 2023
  24. DecidedP2023/0238

    Single storey side and rear extensions and patio area

    54 Greenwood Road Baglan SA12 8PF

    Received 24 Mar 2023

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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.

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