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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4,417 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Old Road Baglan SA12 8TT
Received 16 Jun 2024The Woodlands 77A Dynevor Road Skewen SA10 6TW
Received 17 Jun 2024St Catherines Church, Church Hall Old Road Neath SA11 2BT
Received 17 Jun 2024St Catherines Church, Church Hall Old Road Neath SA11 2BT
Received 17 Jun 202416 Church Road Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8SS
Received 17 Jun 20241 Gelliceibryn Glynneath Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5ED
Received 17 Jun 2024Owen Lloyd House New Road Cilfrew Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8LL
Received 17 Jun 2024103 Wern Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6DP
Received 18 Jun 20247 Ten Acre Wood Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SU
Received 18 Jun 2024Land To The North Of Old Foundry Road, Pontardawe SA8 4ET
Received 18 Jun 2024Gnoll Estate Country Park Fairyland Neath SA11 3BS
Received 18 Jun 2024Gnoll House And Cellar Gnoll Estate Country Park Fairyland Neath SA11 3TQ
Received 18 Jun 2024Lonlas And Mooretown Youth And Welfare Club Lonlas Avenue Lonlas Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6RT
Received 19 Jun 2024Bayview 3 Fernfield Baglan SA12 8AL
Received 19 Jun 2024Land At Heol Crwys Cwmafan Port Talbot SA12 9NT
Received 20 Jun 2024Bwlch Ffos Quarry Bwlch Ffos Access Road Cwmgwrach Neath Port Talbot
Received 17 Jun 202420 Ynysygerwn Crescent Aberdulais Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 8HW
Received 21 Jun 2024Temporary satellite construction compound to the east of Cwmwernderi Reservoir
Received 21 Jun 2024Unit 9 Gym Quay Road Neath SA11 1SL
Received 22 Jun 202417 Dyffryn View Bryncoch Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7TU
Received 23 Jun 2024Plot 20 Forest Lodge Lane Cwmavon Port Talbot
Received 25 Jun 202422 Pleasant View Gadlys Terrace And Pleasant View Adjacent Road Glyncorrwg Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3BP
Received 25 Jun 2024Land To Rear Of 7 - 12 Gelli Houses A4107 From Cymmer To Blaengwynfi Cymmer Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3NP
Received 25 Jun 2024Gnoll Estate Country Park Fairyland Neath SA11 3BS
Received 26 Jun 2024Records 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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