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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedP2023/0491

    Detached single storey kitchen and dining block together with associated works including new internal pedestrian access ramps, and footpath together with internal vehicular access road and turning area (Amended plans and information received 28/07/2023)

    Coedffranc Primary School Stanley Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6LP

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  2. DecidedP2023/0492

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    34 Chestnut Road Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3PB

    Received 21 Jun 2023
  3. WithdrawnP2023/0493

    Prior Notification for Demolition of the Water Cooling Tower of Blast Furnace 4.

    Blast Furnace 4 Water Cooling Tower Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG

    Received 22 Jun 2023
  4. DecidedP2023/0494

    Alterations to existing mono-pitch garage including increasing the overall height, no changes to length or width

    7 Trevallen Avenue Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3UU

    Received 22 Jun 2023
  5. DecidedP2023/0495

    Single storey rear extension, between existing dining room/kitchen and next door

    11 Rice Street Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1SN

    Received 22 Jun 2023
  6. DecidedP2023/0496

    Outline planning application for the construction of a detached, split level, dormer bungalow with associated parking and retaining work.

    5 Heol Tewdwr Croeserw Cymmer Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3NY

    Received 20 Jun 2023
  7. DecidedP2023/0497

    Replacement of 1x existing 48-sheet poster board with a digital advertising screen (D-Poster).

    Land At Park Avenue Neath SA10 6RB

    Received 23 Jun 2023
  8. DecidedP2023/0498

    Consultation Request from DNS Team - PEDW in relation to a Screening Opinion for the proposed 50MW ground mounted photovoltaic solar farm with associated equipment, infrastructure, grid connection and ancillary works.

    Mynydd Emroch Penycae Neath Port Talbot

    Received 26 Jun 2023
  9. DecidedP2023/0499

    Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a 16-bed residential care facility with associated works

    Cardonnel Court Nursing Home Cardonnel Road Skewen SA10 6BS

    Received 27 Jun 2023
  10. DecidedP2023/0500

    Proposed erection of metal sculpture archway adjacent to Crymlyn Burrows SSSI (alternative siting to that approved under application P2022/1020)

    Swansea University Bay Campus Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA1 8EN

    Received 27 Jun 2023
  11. DecidedP2023/0502

    Prior notification for the erection of a 25m high Telecommunications mast with associated compound, cabinets, fencing and engineering works.

    Land Off Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Docks Port Talbot SA13 1RN

    Received 27 Jun 2023
  12. DecidedP2023/0503

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    88 Cimla Crescent Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3NP

    Received 27 Jun 2023
  13. DecidedP2023/0504

    Non-Material Amendment: Alteration to the wording of condition 1 to change the approved plans attached to planning permission P2022/0481 to alllow amendments to the design of air source heat pumps and their screening.

    Land North Of Bevin Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot SA12 6JU

    Received 27 Jun 2023
  14. DecidedP2023/0505

    Retention of one detached outbuilding in rear garden and construction of one detached outbuilding located on side elevation of dwellinghouse.

    42 Dyffryn Road Alltwen Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3BX

    Received 28 Jun 2023
  15. WithdrawnP2023/0506

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) to demolish an existing garage and erect a new 9 x 3.6m wooden building to provide temporary living accommodation for an aged parent (to use as a residential annex, incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse)

    16 Abernant Road Cwmgors Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1RB

    Received 29 Jun 2023
  16. WithdrawnP2023/0507

    Certificate of lawful development (existing) to confirm a lawful commencement of work in relation to planning application P2012/0496 (Reserved matters following outline approval P2009/0397) for a two storey detached dwellinghouse.

    Land Adjacent To 14 Rhyd Hir Longford Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7HP

    Received 29 Jun 2023
  17. DecidedP2023/0508

    Detached double garage.

    54 Heol Cae Gurwen Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1HG

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  18. DecidedP2023/0509

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 12 (verification report - phase 2) of application P2019/5028 granted on 30/07/2019.

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

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  19. DecidedP2023/0510

    Change of use to B8 (storage) with ancillary office accommodation and perimeter fencing

    Newby House Neath Abbey Business Park Road Neath Abbey SA10 7DR

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  20. DecidedP2023/0511

    Conversion of existing garage to holiday let accommodation with single storey side extension, the works for which include the provision of parking and turning facility.

    141-143 Heol Cae Gurwen Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford SA18 1PD

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  21. DecidedP2023/0512

    Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for one proposed detached dwelling in respect of outline planning permission P2020/0677 for land Between 75 And 78 Leyshon Road, Gwaun Cae Gurwen, SA18 1EN.

    Plot Between 75 & 78 Leyshon Road Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford SA18 1EN

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  22. DecidedP2023/0513

    Details to be agreed in relation to condition 6 (verification report - effectiveness of agreed contaminated land remediation works) of planning application P2022/0226 granted on 27/6/22

    Unit 1 Ynysygerwn Avenue Aberdulais Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8HH

    Received 30 Jun 2023
  23. DecidedP2023/0514

    Engineering operation involving the removal of the reservoir embankment, associated earthworks and land restoration to aid the discontinuance of the north site reservoir, reinstatement of the former watercourse and reversion of land back to its former use as grassland

    North Site Reservoir Coed Darcy

    Received 3 Jul 2023
  24. DecidedP2023/0515

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and alterations to the north west elevation to create a residential annexe

    84 Mariners Point Sandfields Port Talbot SA12 6DN

    Received 4 Jul 2023

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