Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council decided more than 660 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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21 October 2026 · Approved
Natural Resources Wales : Pelenna Forest - Q9601 9601Q 1.6Km East Of Clyne, Nrw Forest Block - Pelenna What3words : ///Removable.Declares.Scrub Resolven, Neath SA11 4EW · P2026/0435
Figures for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 660 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 34 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 33%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 67plan adopted 2016 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the removal of the condition on highway safety.”
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“The main issue is whether the proposed change of use of the public house as an important local community facility would meet the requirements of Policy SC2 of the Adopted Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Local Development Plan (LDP)…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the caravan on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to planning policies relating to the protection of the countryside.”
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“The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposal on the vitality of the town centre. 4, The appeal site lies to the north west of the Harvey centre, a large indoor shopping centre, and consists of…”
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“The main issue is the effect on highway safety of varying the disputed condition to permit the proposed revised access road arrangement.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.