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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Hunters Ridge Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3FE
Received 9 Oct 202356 Bryn Catwg Cadoxton SA10 8BG
Received 9 Oct 20234 Heol Alfred Wallace Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3FA
Received 9 Oct 202321 Maes Mawr Road Crynant Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8SY
Received 10 Oct 2023Former Briton Ferry Health Centre Hunter Street Briton Ferry Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2SF
Received 10 Oct 2023Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath SA11 5AJ
Received 10 Oct 20238 Fairfield Aberavon Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 6YD
Received 10 Oct 2023Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath SA11 5AJ
Received 10 Oct 202323 Western Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7LS
Received 9 Oct 2023Avenue Garage Swansea Road Pontardawe SA8 4AF
Received 12 Oct 2023Mardon Park, Unit 21 Central Avenue Baglan Energy Park SA12 7AX
Received 12 Oct 20237 Tyla Moes Caewern SA10 7SA
Received 12 Oct 2023137 Fairway Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7HR
Received 12 Oct 202321 Lletty Dafydd Clyne Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 4BG
Received 12 Oct 2023Margam Crematorium Longland Lane Margam SA13 2NR
Received 12 Oct 2023Land At Baglan Way Port Talbot
Received 12 Oct 202317 Waun Avenue Glyncorrwg SA13 3DP
Received 13 Oct 202341 Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5NS
Received 13 Oct 2023Brynglas 6 Brondeg Lane Alltwen Pontardawe SA8 3AE
Received 13 Oct 2023Land To The North Of Old Foundry Road, Pontardawe SA8 4ET
Received 13 Oct 2023Land At Mardon Park Central Avenue Baglan SA12 7AX
Received 13 Oct 202338-42 Wind Street Neath SA11 3HA
Received 16 Oct 202387 Ocean View Jersey Marine SA10 6JN
Received 16 Oct 2023Gnoll Estate Country Park Fairyland Neath SA11 3BS
Received 17 Oct 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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