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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Min Y Coed Coed Hirwaun Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TE
Received 31 May 202311 Jac Y Ddu Road Briton Ferry SA11 2LT
Received 1 Jun 202356 Brynna Road Cwmavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 9LL
Received 31 May 202330 Julian Terrace Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 6UG
Received 1 Jun 2023Phoenix Wharf Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RE
Received 1 Jun 202327 Llys Castell Coed Hirwaun Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2UX
Received 2 Jun 2023Ffordd Baglan Streetworks Ffordd Baglan Glamorgan SA12 6UX
Received 2 Jun 2023Land West Of Junction 38 Of The M4 Port Talbot Margam SA13 2NU
Received 5 Jun 2023143A High Street Glynneath SA11 5AP
Received 5 Jun 202322 Heol Y Waun Seven Sisters SA10 9BL
Received 6 Jun 20233 Tonna Uchaf Tonna SA11 3JZ
Received 6 Jun 2023Y Bryn Wind Farm North-East Of The M4 Motorway Between Port Talbot And Maesteg
Received 5 Jun 202319 Baldwin Street Bryn SA13 2SB
Received 6 Jun 202318 Martyns Avenue Seven Sisters SA10 9DR
Received 6 Jun 202349 Dinas Baglan Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8DT
Received 7 Jun 202323 Cerrig Llwydion Main Road Pontrhydyfen SA12 9TT
Received 7 Jun 202317 Hooper Way Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3FB
Received 7 Jun 2023Spa House Gellionen Road Trebanos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4RN
Received 7 Jun 202317 Conduit Place Taibach Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2TT
Received 8 Jun 2023Land At Pen Y Bryn Croeserw, Cymmer Port Talbot
Received 8 Jun 20234 Station Square Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1BY
Received 8 Jun 202320 Woodlands Park Drive Cadoxton Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8DE
Received 9 Jun 202344 Rowan Tree Avenue Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8EZ
Received 10 Jun 202365 Cwrt Sart Briton Ferry Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2SR
Received 11 Jun 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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