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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. DecidedP2024/0463

    Discharge of conditions 13 (EV Charging Point) and 17 (Landscape Management) of planning permission P2023/0233 for residential development of up to six dwellings and associated works.

    Harvey Crescent Aberavon Port Talbot SA12 6DF

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  2. WithdrawnP2024/0465

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of a rear ground floor room for hairdressing.

    233 Western Avenue Sandfields SA12 7NE

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  3. DecidedP2024/0466

    Retrospective change of use of part of ground floor from shop (A1) to dwelling (C3).

    29 Commercial Road Resolven Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 4NA

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  4. DecidedP2024/0467

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 6 (remediation) of planning application P2023/0679 determined on 22.12.2023.

    Car Park At Waun Wen Cwmafan Neath Port Talbot SA12 9ED

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  5. DecidedP2024/0468

    Change of use from dwelling house (class C3) to residential care home (class C2) for up to 4 children and their carers together with extension to existing driveway (revised drawings and application forms received 29.08.24)

    The Vicarage Glan Yr Afon Ystalyfera SA9 2EP

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  6. DecidedP2024/0471

    Change of use from ground floor cafe (class A3) to form dwelling (class C3).

    8 Bridge Street Glyncorrwg Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3AH

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  7. DecidedP2024/0473

    Single storey rear infill extension and alter pitched roof to flat roof

    46 Wildbrook Taibach Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2UN

    Received 21 Jul 2024
  8. DecidedP2024/0474

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    12 Whittington Street Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3JG

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  9. DecidedP2024/0475

    Works to trees covered by Tree Preservation Order T042: G1 - 1x Sycamore, 1x Horse chestnut to be reduced by approx. 2.5m. T1- 1x Large Sycamore to be reduced by approx 2-2.5m

    2 The Nook Henfaes Road Tonna SA11 3FH

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  10. DecidedP2024/0479

    Single storey side extension

    10 Heol Penhydd Bryn SA13 2SF

    Received 24 Jul 2024
  11. DecidedP2024/0481

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 13 (external lighting scheme) of P2022/0397 granted on 21/07/2022

    Land At Edwards Works Llandarcy SA10 6JY

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  12. DecidedP2024/0482

    Replacement single storey rear extension and new front canopy

    46 Sitwell Way Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 6BL

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  13. DecidedP2024/0483

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension and installation of patio doors on side elevation of main dwelling.

    5 Rookwood Close Neath SA11 3TN

    Received 26 Jul 2024
  14. DecidedP2024/0484

    Replacement single storey rear extension

    40 Cimla Road Neath SA11 3TL

    Received 28 Jul 2024
  15. DecidedP2024/0485

    Two storey and single storey rear and side extensions and new rear roof dormer (amended plans).

    35 Thomas Street Pontardawe SA8 4HD

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  16. DecidedP2024/0487

    Non-Material Amendment application to remove condition 5 (sewer diversion) from planning application P2023/0958 determined on 23/05/2024.

    7 Ten Acre Wood Margam SA13 2SU

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  17. WithdrawnP2024/0488

    Construction of a detached, two storey dwelling with integral garage and new access.

    34 Parish Road Blaengwrach Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5SW

    Received 29 Jul 2024
  18. DecidedP2024/0489

    New shopfront

    31 Commercial Road Taibach Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1LN

    Received 26 Jul 2024
  19. DecidedP2024/0491

    Refurbish the existing bar at The Orangery, Margam Country Park

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

    Received 30 Jul 2024
  20. DecidedP2024/0492

    External alterations including redesign of existing shopfront windows.

    35 Windsor Road Neath SA11 1NB

    Received 30 Jul 2024
  21. DecidedP2024/0493

    Advertisement consent for replacement of x1 non-illuminated fascia sign with new company branding located on front elevation. Install new internally applied vinyl window message and company logo also on front elevation.

    35 Windsor Road Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1NB

    Received 30 Jul 2024
  22. DecidedP2024/0494

    Temporary change of use of land for the siting of a mobile hot-food facility on existing car park together with associated works including gazebo, bollards and retention of existing means of enclosure (operating hours 10:00-14:00, Monday to Friday)

    British Legion Club Eastland Road Neath SA11 1LA

    Received 31 Jul 2024
  23. DecidedP2024/0495

    Section 73 application to amend condition 2 (Plan List) of planning application P2022/0670 determined on 23.06.2023 to introduce an additional door to the rear elevation of the building, amended internal layout and amend window sizes to rear elevation.

    78 Neath Road Briton Ferry SA11 2YR

    Received 1 Aug 2024
  24. DecidedP2024/0496

    Micro hydroelectric installation (11kw) including intake structure, underground and overground pipeline, detached turbine house incorporating turbine and electrical control system, buried electrical cable together with discharge pipe and outfall structure

    Plas Farm Lane From Church Road To Plas Farm Rhos Pontardawe SA8 3JQ

    Received 2 Aug 2024

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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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