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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.
4,419 approved · 197 refused · 305 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Aug 2013 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land To Rear Of Heol Alfred Wallace Rhos Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3FA
Received 19 Nov 202431 Danygraig Terrace Main Road Cadoxton Neath Port Talbot SA10 8BT
Received 20 Nov 2024Pavement Adjacent To Commercial Street And Entrance To Drop Off Point At Rear Of Neath Train Station, Neath
Received 21 Nov 2024265 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3EP
Received 21 Nov 202453 Heol Y Nant Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8ET
Received 21 Nov 2024Ynyslas Intervalley Road Banwen Neath Port Talbot SA10 9LR
Received 22 Nov 2024Plots 3 And 4 Old School Court Neath Road Bryn Port Talbot SA13 2BJ
Received 24 Nov 2024Old School Court Neath Road Bryn Port Talbot SA13 2BJ
Received 24 Nov 202449 Station Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1NW
Received 25 Nov 2024Hillside A4109 From Crynant To Seven Sisters Seven Sisters Neath Port Talbot SA10 9HA
Received 25 Nov 202418 Primrose Lane Rhos Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3ES
Received 25 Nov 20249 Maes Llwynonn Cadoxton Neath Port Talbot SA10 8AQ
Received 25 Nov 2024Land Near Trebanos Neath Port Talbot SA7 9JE
Received 25 Nov 20246 Brynhyfryd Terrace Seven Sisters Neath Port Talbot SA10 9BA
Received 26 Nov 2024120 Bryn Morgrug Alltwen Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3DP
Received 26 Nov 2024Land Adjacent To 11 Station Terrace Seven Sisters Neath Port Talbot SA10 9DH
Received 26 Nov 2024144 Main Road Bryncoch Neath Port Talbot SA10 7TR
Received 26 Nov 202411 Owen Jones Way Bryn Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SJ
Received 26 Nov 2024Land East Of Amazon Ffordd Amazon Crymlyn Burrows Neath Port Talbot SA1 8QX
Received 26 Nov 2024Margam Park Estates Office Water Street Margam Port Talbot SA13 2TJ
Received 27 Nov 20247 Ten Acre Wood Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2SU
Received 27 Nov 2024Land On Seaway Parade Industrial Estate Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 7BR
Received 26 Nov 202485 Bryn Catwg Cadoxton Neath Port Talbot SA10 8BH
Received 28 Nov 202460 Darwin Road Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 6BS
Received 29 Nov 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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