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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 dates5,756Searchable 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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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- DecidedP2024/0339
Mixed use development comprising of a food store (use class A1) and a separate coffee shop with drive thru (use class A3) together with associated access onto Afan Way and Water Street, car parking and servicing, external lighting, landscaping, drainage, and other associated site works.
Burrows Yard Afan Way Aberavon Port Talbot SA12 6LL
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedP2024/0340
Change of use of property from (A3) hot food takeaway (ground floor) with single upper floor flat (C3) into a single dwellinghouse (C3)
29 Church Street Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JB
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedP2024/0341
Installation of 12 No. antenna at a maximum height of 18.7m along with ancillary equipment thereto including antennas, 0.6m dishes and equipment cabinets.
Port Talbot Telephone Exchange Eagle Street Port Talbot SA13 1AA
Received 31 May 2024 - DecidedP2024/0342
Details to be agreed in association with conditions 7 (phasing plan) in respect of phase 1 (Engineering operations and track laying) of planning application P2021/0327 granted on 27.7.2021
Land at and surrounding the Nant Helen Surface Mine site, Powys and Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot
Received 3 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0346
Change of use of a primary school to a community enterprise, arts, education and energy centre, community cafe, plus a new ramped access, car parking, pond, huts, external building (artists' studios, classroom and plant room) outdoor cafe seating, electric bike hire and landscaping.(additional plan illustrating vision splays)
Cwmgors Old School Heol Y Gors Cwmgors SA18 1RF
Received 4 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0347
Non-material amendment pursuant of planning permission P2021/0327 granted on 27.7.2021 in relation to the following conditions 8 (materials), 9 (boundary treatment), 10 (written scheme of investigation), 36 (ecological management and monitoring), and 38 (remediation scheme).
Land at and surrounding the Nant Helen Surface Mine site, Powys and Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0348
Alteration to existing vehicular access
118 Heol Cae Gurwen Gwaun Cae Gurwen Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1PD
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0349
Wheelchair access ramp to front of property
29 Tanydarren Cilmaengwyn Pontardawe SA8 4QT
Received 7 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0350
Single storey rear extension.
75 Longford Road Longford Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7HE
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decisionP2024/0351
Details to be agreed in association with conditions 11 (construction environmental management plan), 12 (construction method statement and traffic management plan), 13 (ecological protection plan), 14 (wildlife corridors), 15 (enhancement and maintenance of wildlife corridors), 16 (reptiles), 17 (barn owls), 18 (strategic biodiversity plan), 19 (biodiversity plan), 20 (fencing and warning signs), 21 (site investigation assessment), 22 (site investigation), 23 (remediation scheme), 25 (sewer protection), 26 (landscaping), 27 (mining risk assessment), 48 (traffic management) and 58 (labour recruitment business engagement) in respect of phase 1 (engineering operations and track laying) of planning application P2021/0327 granted on 27.7.2021
Land at and surrounding the Nant Helen Surface Mine Site, Powys and Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decisionP2024/0352
Clearance works (removal of ash, oak, gorse and bramble) in an area of woodland protected by Llandarcy Village Conservation Area as part of a proposed National Grid upgrade to replace the existing 11kV overhead line with new underground cables (part retrospective).
Land To South East Of Llandarcy Village Llandarcy Neath
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0353
Single storey front extension and installation of 1x velux window within the rear roof slope of the main dwellinghouse
2A Waungron Glynneath SA11 5AS
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0354
Discharge of conditions 7 (refuse and recycling), 8 (landscaping) and 12 (lighting plan) of planning permission P2022/1063 for the development for 43 no. affordable dwellings and associated works including a new access, an internal road network, landscaping, sustainable drainage, car, cycle parking and partial demolition of school.
Former Dyffryn Lower School Talcennau Road Port Talbot SA13 1EP
Received 11 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnP2024/0357
Details to be agreed in association with condition 4 (intrusive site investigation) of planning permission P2023/0732 dated 23.05.2024 (education and interpretation centre)
Gnoll House And Cellar Remains Gnoll Estate Country Park Fairyland Neath SA11 3TQ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnP2024/0358
Details to be agreed in association with condition 11 (site safety certification) of planning permission P2023/0732 dated 23.05.2024 (education and interpretation centre)
Gnoll House And Cellar Remains Gnoll Estate Country Park Fairyland Neath SA11 3TQ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0360
Discharge of conditions 16 (materials) of planning permission P2023/0233 for residential development of up to six dwellings and associated works.
Harvey Crescent Aberavon Port Talbot SA12 6DF
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0361
Non-Material Amendment to amend the wording of condition 5 from 3 people to 4.
49 & 51 Station Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1NW
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0362
Non-material amendment to condition 2 (list of approved plans) of planning permission P2024/0060 granted consent on 29 May 2024 to amend the layout and design of the proposed headwall structure an associated works.
Site Comprises A Singular Application Area, Located In Trebanos, Neath Port Talbot (Easting: 270961, Northing: 202127, Ordnance Survey SN 70951 02130, Nearest Postcode: SA7 9JE).
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decisionP2024/0363
Details to be agreed in association with conditions 9 (boundary treatment), 28 (landscape strategy) , 29 (lighting pollution), 30 (energy strategy), 31 (waste management strategy), 33 (car parking), 34 (cycle parking), and 35 (outdoor amenity) in respect of phase 1 (Engineering operations and track laying) of planning application P2021/0327 granted on 27.7.2021
Land at and surrounding the Nant Helen Surface Mine Site, Powys and Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot
Received 13 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0364
Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (parking layout), condition 4 (CEMP), condition 5 (demolition and construction method statement), condition 6 (land contamination), condition 7 (remediation) and condition 8 (verification) of planning application P2022/0491 determined on 30.05.2023.
Forest View Neath Road Resolven SA11 4AN
Received 13 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0365
Non-material amendment application to amend the wording of condition 3 (Parking layout) , condition 4 (CEMP), 5 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) , Condition 6 (Land Contamination), Condition 7 (Remediation) , and 8 (Verification) of planning application P2022/0491 determined on 30.05.2023.
Forest View Neath Road Resolven SA11 1AN
Received 13 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0368
Construction of a biomass boiler comprising an electrostatic precipitator and ash skips building, fuel handling building featuring a walking floor, fuel storage building and ancillary infrastructure including a pipe bridge and an external flue stack.
Intertissue (Sofidel Group) Britton Ferry Paper Mill Brunel Way Baglan Energy Park Britton Ferry, Neath SA11 2HZ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0369
Change of use from dwellinghouse (class C3) to residential care home (class C2) for up to 4 children
23 Efail Fach Pontrhydyfen SA12 9TY
Received 14 Jun 2024 - DecidedP2024/0370
Construction of a detached two-storey dwelling, with basement garage.
Land East Of Dan Y Bryn Maesteg Road Bryn Port Talbot SA13 2RW
Received 15 Jun 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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