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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,761Searchable applications
227Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,619 approved or refused records
197Refused applications
4,422 approved · 197 refused · 305 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jul 2012 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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More application records
- DecidedP2026/0360
A Non-material Amendment Application to amend the description of development of application P2023/0559 granted on 06/06/2024 to - A development comprising up to seven horizontal axis wind turbines, improved site entrance, new access tracks, crane hardstanding, control building and substation compound, electricity transformers, underground cabling, energy storage containers, drainage works and upgrades to a forestry track.
Upper Ogmore Valley Between Blaengwynfi, Nantymoel & Blaengarw in Bridgend & Neath Port Talbot, CF32 8AH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0361
Proposed part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension, and loft conversion with rooflights.
25 Mary Street Heol Y Felin Seven Sisters Neath Port Talbot SA10 9BG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0362
Retention of industrial building.
CP Hire Kenfig Industrial Estate Margam Port Talbot SA13 2PE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0363
Proposed single storey front and side extension.
7 Serecold Avenue Skewen Neath Port Talbot SA10 6ED
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0364
Change of use of public amenity land to site a sculpture
Green Park Port Talbot SA12 6NP
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0365
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate to install wall-mounted photovoltaic solar panels to the side elevation and roof
51 Ascot Drive Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8YL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0366
Construction of 4 no. residential units with associated works.
Land Off Pen-Y-Bryn & Menai Avenue Croeserw Port Talbot SA13 3SE
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0367
Single storey flat roof rear extension
11 Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AR
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0368
Removal of the existing pitched entrance roof structures and replacement with a new flat roof to the existing entrance (existing canopy and entrance doors to remain).
Hafan Brynheulog Ffordd Brynheulog Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JW
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0369
Details to be agreed in association with Planning Condition 18 (Soft Landscaping - Planting Regime) and 19 (Gigabit Infrastructure) of Planning Permission P2025/0632 granted on 13.03.2026.
The Red Dragon Moorland Road Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 6JZ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0370
Details to be agreed in association with Planning Condition 17 (Landscape Management Plan) of Planning Permission P2025/0632 granted on 13.03.2026.
The Red Dragon Moorland Road Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 6JZ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0371
Change of use of existing Chapel to Residential Care Home (Use Class C2)
Salem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel Brynawel Crynant Neath Port Talbot
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0372
Application for prior notification of forestry development for a new steel frame building (Part 7 -Forestry Buildings and Operations of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (GDPO))
Site (SN746088) 3.5km Along The Private Road Leading To Cwm Nant Lleici Quarry From Gurnos.
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0373
Details submitted pursuant to condition 12 ('What Once Stood' scheme of interpretation) of planning permission P2024/0301 dated 11.09.2025 (for demolition of Caewern House and construction of 36 no. affordable residential flats)
Caewern House Dwr-Y-Felin Road Caewern Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0375
Works to x3 trees (identified as T1, T2 and T3) protected under Tree Preservation Order no. T208/A3:- T1: Beech: Reduction of lateral branches that overhang the garden lawn and washing line by no more than 2 metres.- T2: Lime: Reduction of lateral branches that overhang the garden lawn by not more than 2 metres- T3: Beech: Reduction of lateral branches that encroach on the house by not more than 2 metres
Nant Arian 40A Derwen Road Alltwen Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3AY
Received 5 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnP2026/0376
Application for the removal of approximately 40 metres of hedgerow to facilitate the creation of a temporary construction access from Heol Cae'r Bont, to the installation of an underground cable route, in association with the Margam Substation upgrade. On completion of the development the hedgerow will be reinstated using a native mixed species planting scheme comprising species consistent with the existing hedgerow and surrounding landscape.
Hedgerow Located Along Heol Cae'r Bont Heol Cae'r Bont Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0377
Works to trees protected under Tree Preservation Order no. T021:G1 - Group of 4 Sycamores - reduce 4 over extended branches in lower crown, reduce circumference of crown on 1 sycamore at rear of number 42 by approx 2 metres on north side onlyG2 - Mix of Beech, Cherry, Weeping willow - Lift crowns to 5 metres and a 3-4 meter reduction on the remaining branches on the east side only. T1 - Sycamore - lift crown to 5 metres and reduce one large lower branch by approx 2 metres. T2 - T8 - Sycamore - Reduce overextended branches around lower and mid crown circumference by 2 metres and lift crown to 5 metres above track on south side only.T9 - Sycamore - Remove one low branch on south side above access track. T10 - Ash - Reduce height and branches on west side by 2- 3 metres. T11 - Horse Chestnut - Remove epicormic growth on main stem to 5 metres above ground level. Reduce on large lower branch on the North side and one large lower branch on the South side by 1 - 2 metres
Clos Castan Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2AF
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0378
Section 73 application to vary conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of planning permission P2025/0736 dated 27/02/2026 (for a change of use from a Sui Generis vehicle dealership to no. 2 class B8 units with ancillary trade counter use and ancillary retail sales and associated development) for works to be undertaken in accordance with the findings and recommendations as set out within the Ground Conditions Report and Review of the Phase 1 Site Investigation prepared by Solmek (new details submitted 15/09/2026)
C E M Day Neath Abbey Road Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7DF
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0379
Neighbouring Authority Consultation Request from PEDW to inform a Scoping Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 relating to a construction, operation and decommissioning of a wind generating station (wind farm), associated and ancillary development (proposed Fferm Wynt Nant y Maen Wind Farm located near Tregaron in Ceredigion)
Land Approximately 7 Km East Of Tregaron
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0380
Certificate of Lawful Development (existing) for the siting of a wooden structure to side of dwelling to sell food produce (cake shed), operating on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 3pm until 6 pm
11 Park Howard Road Cwmgors Neath Port Talbot SA18 1NZ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0381
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for an air source heat pump to side of dwelling
18 St Catherines Court Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8AJ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0382
Details to be agreed in association with condition 3: assessment of the nature and extent of contamination, condition 4: remediation scheme, condition 5: landscaping scheme, condition 6: construction environmental management plan of planning permission P2025/0538 granted on 1.5.2026
Cwmtawe Ganol Farm A4067 From Ynysmeudwy To Godre'r Graig Godre'r Graig Neath Port Talbot SA9 2NY
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0383
Proposed conversion of the existing integral garage into a study/home office.
16 Golwg Y Mynydd Waunceirch Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RJ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0384
Installation of extension posts and ball-stop netting above existing perimeter fence.
Cwmllynfell Park Gwilym Road Cwmllynfell Neath Port Talbot SA9 2GH
Received 10 Jun 2026
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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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