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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 dates5,761Searchable 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4,422 approved · 197 refused · 305 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- DecidedP2026/0414
Change of use from a hairdresser (use class A1) with flat above (use class C3) to an education & training centre (use class D1). Alteration to rear door and installation of a pitched roof to rear outbuilding
2A Victoria Road Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 6AB
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0415
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed use of no more than 27% of the industrial unit as an ancillary showroom
Unit 12 Seaway Parade Industrial Estate Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 7BR
Received 26 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0416
Change of use to multi-purpose mental and physical health and wellbeing hub (Sui generis use, existing building is a vacant new build commercial premises)
Unit 5 Fairfield Way Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3ES
Received 26 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0417
Proposed rear single storey extension
25 Parc Penscynnor Cilfrew Neath Port Talbot SA10 8LQ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0418
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate of a single storey rear extension
163 Western Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7ND
Received 28 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0419
Proposed two storey side extension and widening of dropped kerb
243 Western Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NF
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0420
Proposed demolition of former club and development of a retail convenience store AMENDED SITE LAYOUT PLANS, JUSTIFICATION AND NOISE REPORT RECEIVED 15.9.26
121 Heol Cae Gurwen Gwaun Cae Gurwen Neath Port Talbot SA18 1PD
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0421
DNS EIA scoping consultation: Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm a large-scale floating offshore wind energy project
42km Off SW Coast Of Pembrokeshire
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0422
Details to be agreed in association with conditions 12 (scheme for the protection of Public Rights of Way), 17 (Assessment of land contamination) and 19 (botanical survey) of planning application P2022/0517 dated 4/4/2023
Foel Trawsnant Bryn Port Talbot
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0423
Change of use from hairdresser (Use Class A1) to a beauty clinic (Unique Use), with associated external alterations comprising the rendering of external elevations.
83A Neath Road Rhos Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3EH
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0424
Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for the change of use of land to garden area and the carrying out of groundworks and retaining works to create terracing, the construction of steps and decking
Land West Of 1B Broomhill Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2US
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0425
Extension to existing single storey rear garage
24 Old Road Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8TT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0426
Request for Screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environment Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 for a proposed Flood Alleviation Scheme
Cryddan Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme Melyn Neath
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0427
Application to approve detail required by condition 18 (Coal Mining Risk Assessment) of planning permission P2024/0711 (Electric Arc Furnace project) approved on 07.03.2025.
Port Talbot Steelworks Grange Road Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NG
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedP2026/0428
Removal of existing rear conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension and associated works.
16 New Road Gellinudd Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3DY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedP2026/0429
Proposed first floor rear extension to be constructed above existing single storey ground floor extension and associated works
20 Ynys Y Mond Road Alltwen Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3BA
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0430
Construction of four semi-detached dwellinghouses, estate road and associated infrastructure.
Land Adjoining Travancore And Off Pentwyn Road Cynonville Neath Port Talbot SA13 3HH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0432
Proposed single story side extension with dormer extension on front and rear elevation, proposed dormer on front and rear elevation of dwelling and off-street parking
7 Delffordd Rhos Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3ED
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedP2026/0433
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate of a replacement outbuilding at rear of garden
22 Giants Grave Road Briton Ferry Neath Port Talbot SA11 2LS
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0434
Construction of 12 employment units, including two trade counter units, together with mezzanine floors to Units 2 and 6, together with associated access, parking, servicing, landscaping, drainage and sustainable drainage works.
Land At Cramic Way Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RU
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionP2026/0435
Prior Notification for the extraction of aggregate for the purpose of construction and maintenance of forest roads and hard standings.
Natural Resources Wales : Pelenna Forest - Q9601 9601Q 1.6Km East Of Clyne, Nrw Forest Block - Pelenna What3words : ///Removable.Declares.Scrub Resolven, Neath SA11 4EW
Received 3 Jul 2026 - DecidedP2026/0436
Alterations to shop front comprising a proposed roller shutter and new stepped entrance
49 Commercial Road Taibach Neath Port Talbot SA13 1LP
Received 4 Jul 2026 - DecidedP2026/0437
Demolition of existing single storey rear and side extension and the construction of a single storey kitchen/dining room rear extension.
3 Glantwrch Ystalyfera Neath Port Talbot SA9 2JN
Received 5 Jul 2026 - DecidedP2026/0438
Prior Notification for the Demolition of 9 garage units and reinstatement of the ground
Garages To The West Of 127 Cwmclais Road Cwmavon Neath Port Talbot SA12 9NA
Received 6 Jul 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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