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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Ty Mawr Ynisderw Road Pontardawe SA8 4EG
Received 12 Dec 2023Corner Park Garages Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows SA1 8QB
Received 12 Dec 202336 Ynys Fawr Avenue Resolven Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 4LT
Received 13 Dec 202324 Bryn Road Cwmllynfell SA9 2FJ
Received 13 Dec 202329 Emroch Street Goytre Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2YE
Received 13 Dec 202310 Woodside Avenue Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3TG
Received 14 Dec 202333 Commercial Road Taibach SA13 1LN
Received 14 Dec 202332 Heol Penlan Longford Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7LB
Received 14 Dec 202320 The Avenue Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2FD
Received 14 Dec 2023Port Talbot Service Station The Princess Margaret Way Port Talbot SA12 7PE
Received 15 Dec 20237 Ten Acre Wood Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SU
Received 15 Dec 202323 Cwmclais Road Cwmavon SA12 9LU
Received 16 Dec 202340 Pentwyn Baglan Road Baglan SA12 8EB
Received 18 Dec 202325 Constant Road Taibach SA13 1UB
Received 18 Dec 2023Bryncoch Inn Ty'n Yr Heol Road Bryncoch SA10 7EB
Received 18 Dec 2023Land Adjacent To Unit19/20 Mardon Park Baglan SA12 7AX
Received 19 Dec 202334 Parc Gilbertson Rhydyfro Pontardawe SA8 4PU
Received 19 Dec 2023Land Adj To 11 Wellfield Road Baglan SA12 8AB
Received 20 Dec 2023Crymlyn Primary School School Road Jersey Marine Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6JJ
Received 21 Dec 2023Crymlyn Tip Coed Darcy
Received 21 Dec 2023Maes Ty Canol Baglan SA12 8US
Received 22 Dec 2023Maes Ty Canol Baglan SA12 8US
Received 22 Dec 2023Maes Ty Canol Baglan SA12 8US
Received 22 Dec 202316 Church Road Baglan SA12 8SS
Received 22 Dec 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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