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Neath Port Talbot planning applications

1,571 applications. 96% approved. 58 days to decide.

As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 1,571 planning applications from Neath Port Talbot. 615 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 96% of clear-cut outcomes approved.

Neath Port Talbot: 655 applications received in the last year, 615 decisions published.

615
Decided 12 months to October 2026
655
New applications 12 months to October 2026
186
Awaiting decision

Neath Port Talbot takes a median of 59 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.

All applications

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  • P2026/0706 Awaiting decision

    20 Maes Yr Hafod Cadoxton Neath Port Talbot SA10 8AZ

    Works to one Lime tree protected by Tree Preservation Order No. T345 comprising of the following: -Crown reduction of approximately 6 metres, reduction of the two lower limbs to healthy growth points, and removal of all deadwood.

    Submitted 28 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0698 Awaiting decision

    Margam Substation Margam Port Talbot SA13 3NF

    Non-material Amendment to amend wording of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), Condition 15 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and Condition 17 (Piling Strategy Controls) of application P2025/0817 - Full planning application for the extension of the Margam 275kV substation including the erection of a gas insulated switchgear hall (GIS hall) and the demolition of the existing control and amenities buildings to enable the erection of a new amenities building. Works to also include earthworks, surface water management and drainage infrastructure, lighting, CCTV, boundary treatment, car parking, ecological improvements including a wildlife tower and gabion baskets, improved internal access roads, diesel generator and hardstanding, storage building and water storage tank, flood defence wall including flood gates and appropriate landscaping and other associated engineering operations granted on 21/05/2026.

    Submitted 27 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0696 Awaiting decision

    Land Adjacent To 26 Church Road Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8ST

    Retrospective application for siting a parcel locker

    Submitted 26 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0694 Awaiting decision

    Kenfig Marshalling Yard Site SA13 2PE

    Proposed Engineering Operations including bund formation and ground scrapes to facilitate Ecological Habitat Creation.

    Submitted 26 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0693 Awaiting decision

    23 Main Road Bryncoch Neath Port Talbot SA10 7PD

    Proposed alterations to existing dormer, including a reduction in width to achieve a 300mm inset from the gable end and the construction of a new gable end.

    Submitted 26 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0692 Awaiting decision

    Land At Port Talbot Marshalling Yard West Of Kenfig Industrial Estate Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2PE

    Prior Notification Application under Schedule 2 Part 31 for the proposed demolition of the concrete slab present on site.

    Submitted 23 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0689 Awaiting decision

    Gyfylchi Farm Road Leading East From Tonmawr Pontrhydyfen Neath Port Talbot SA12 9SP

    Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for the use of the land as an outdoor mountain bike/cycling track (Use Class D2).

    Submitted 22 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0687 Awaiting decision

    Upper Ogmore Windfarm Grid Connection

    Consultation Request from Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) on the proposed application for a Development of National Significance (DNS) for the installation of 66 kV electricity network infrastructure comprising 4.8 km of overhead lines and 4.2 Km of underground cables to provide a connection between the upper Ogmore Wind Farm and wider National Grid (Foel Trawsnant Grid Connection).

    Submitted 22 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0685 Awaiting decision

    Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AJ

    Application for the discharge of condition 3 (scheme for visual screening) attached to planning permission P2025/0849

    Submitted 21 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0681 Awaiting decision

    Plot 21 Wharf Road Caravan Site Neath SA11 2LP

    Construction of extension to shower block.

    Submitted 20 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0682 Awaiting decision

    Plot 22 Wharf Road Caravan Site Wharf Road Briton Ferry Neath Port Talbot SA11 2LP

    Construction of extension to shower block.

    Submitted 20 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0683 Awaiting decision

    Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tregeles St Johns Terrace Neath Abbey Neath Port Talbot SA10 7ND

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 4 (retaining walls details) of P2026/0317 granted 04.06.2026

    Submitted 20 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0679 Awaiting decision

    Monkston Marina Earlswood Depot Access Road Jersey Marine Neath Port Talbot SA10 6NG

    Consultation on Marine Licence Application: Maintenance dredging at Monkstone Marina.

    Submitted 20 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0673 Awaiting decision

    Port Talbot Steelworks Port Talbot

    Prior Notification Application under Schedule 2 Part 31 for the proposed deconstruction/demolition of the BOS Gas Recovery and BOS Gas Holder and associated pipework, all machinery, plant, equipment, and any other associated items back to ground level

    Submitted 19 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0672 Awaiting decision

    Seven Sisters Rugby Football Club Dulais Road Seven Sisters SA10 9EL

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (Arboricultural Assessment, Tree Protection Plan, Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Arboricultural Method Statement) of P2026/0183 granted 03.06.2026

    Submitted 19 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0674 Awaiting decision

    Rhosafan Welsh Primary School Marine Drive Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NN

    Non-material Amendment to vary condition 2 to allow the correction and alterations to the site levels, landscaping details and the addition of features to the play area, including a gazebo and raised planting beds of application P2025/0314 - Demolition of the existing primary school and Tir Morfa Centre and construction of a new school incorporating Tir Morfa with sports pitch, multi use games area, play facilities, highway and access works, plant, substation, sprinkler tank system, surface water drainage scheme, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment of varying heights up to a maximum height of 7.4m, cycle store and relocation of existing community garden, cabins and poly tunnel and associated engineering works granted on 06/08/2025.

    Submitted 19 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0668 Awaiting decision

    Morrisons Petrol Filling Station Baglan Bay Retail Park Afan Way Aberavon Neath Port Talbot SA12 6NR

    Details to be agreed in association with planning conditions 03 (Construction Environmental Management Plan, CEMP) and 04 (Land Contamination - Desktop Assessment) of Planning Permission P2025/0576 granted on 20.04.2026.

    Submitted 17 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0665 Awaiting decision

    36 St Pauls Road Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 6PG

    Single storey rear extension, raised patio area and 2.4m high privacy screen

    Submitted 14 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0664 Awaiting decision

    Valley View Oakwood Avenue Pontrhydyfen Neath Port Talbot SA12 9SD

    Non-material amendment application to alter the Juliet Balcony within gable to balcony.

    Submitted 14 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0666 Awaiting decision

    Land At Port Talbot Steelworks Port Talbot

    Details to be partially agreed in associated with condition 65 (External Lighting) of application P2024/0711 - Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and structures, partial infill of the BOS lagoon, and construction of a new electric arc furnace-based steel production facility (1 no. arc furnace, 2 no. ladle furnaces). The development includes chemical/material storage and transfer infrastructure, pipework and cabling (above and below ground), buildings, fume and dust treatment plant, water treatment facility and material handling systems, electrical control rooms and power infrastructure, offices and ancillary facilities, together with new and amended roads and rail lines, landscaping and green infrastructure, lighting, hardstanding, CCTV, drainage and associated engineering operations. Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except for access and landscaping) for the construction of a scrap metal handling facility and associated scrap yards, scrap processing facility, new substation, underground and overground electrical infrastructure, and new and amended roads and rail lines, landscape and green infrastructure, lighting, hardstanding, CCTV, drainage and associated engineering operations - granted on 07/03/25.

    Submitted 14 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0657 Awaiting decision

    43 Llys Cambrian Godre'r Graig Neath Port Talbot SA9 2EY

    Proposed single-storey rear extension.

    Submitted 12 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0658 Awaiting decision

    Margam Substation Margam Port Talbot SA13 3NF

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 6 (Environmental Lighting Impact Assessment) and Condition 9 Construction and Timeline details for Flood Defence Wall) of application P2025/0817 - Full planning application for the extension of the Margam 275kV substation including the erection of a gas insulated switchgear hall (GIS hall) and the demolition of the existing control and amenities buildings to enable the erection of a new amenities building. Works to also include earthworks, surface water management and drainage infrastructure, lighting, CCTV, boundary treatment, car parking, ecological improvements including a wildlife tower and gabion baskets, improved internal access roads, diesel generator and hardstanding, storage building and water storage tank, flood defence wall including flood gates and appropriate landscaping and other associated engineering operations that was granted on 21/05/2026.

    Submitted 12 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0653 Awaiting decision

    215 Margam Road Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2AB

    Construction of a two-storey side extension to form an attached annex to the main dwelling

    Submitted 9 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0652 Awaiting decision

    Unit B Aberafan Shopping Centre Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1PB

    Change of use from shop (A1) to cinema and soft play (D2) and sub-division of unit.

    Submitted 9 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0648 Awaiting decision

    Stationery House Acacia Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7DP

    Section 73 application to vary the wording of Condition 21 (Operating Hours) of planning consent P2024/0597 granted 6.02.2025.

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0645 Awaiting decision

    Former Jersey Marine Community Centre School Road Jersey Marine Neath Port Talbot SA10 6JE

    Section 73 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission P2021/0515 (demolition of community centre and construction of 2no detached dwellings and associated parking) determined 13/10/2021 to extend the period for the commencement of development

    Submitted 2 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0643 Awaiting decision

    113 Fairway Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7HR

    Proposed Lawful Development Certificate of a single storey rear extension

    Submitted 2 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0646 Awaiting decision

    Burrows Yard Water Street Aberavon Neath Port Talbot SA12 6LL

    Non-Material Amendment (NMA): Proposed amendment to the approved lighting scheme (details previously approved under planning condition 19 of planning permission P2025/0499 granted on 24/09/2025), to regularise the installation of lighting columns instead of lighting bollards as part of the lighting scheme.

    Submitted 2 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0644 Awaiting decision

    Foel Trawsnant Bryn Port Talbot

    Details to be agreed in association with planning conditions 8 (notification to MOD and CAA) and 23 (scheme for the manipulation of woodland around turbine 2) of planning consent P2022/0517 granted on 4th April 2023.

    Submitted 2 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0639 Awaiting decision

    98 Wern Road Skewen Neath Port Talbot SA10 6DP

    Siting of wooden structure to front of property for the sale of cakes (cake shed)

    Submitted 1 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0640 Awaiting decision

    42 Windsor Road Neath SA11 1LU

    Conversion of first and second floor to 7 no. residential apartments (1 x 2 bedroom and 6 x 1 bedroom) and use of part of the ground floor for financial and professional services (Use Class A2) and the provision of associated car parking, cycle storage and refuse storage for both uses

    Submitted 1 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0641 Awaiting decision

    61 Neath Road Tonna Neath Port Talbot SA11 3DQ

    Works to trees covered by tree preservation order (T042): T19 (Sycamore) Reduction of crown by 2.5m, T20 (Beech) Reduction of crown and crown lifting by 2.5m

    Submitted 1 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0637 Decided

    Hedgerow Located Along Heol Cae'r Bont Heol Cae'r Bont Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NS

    Application for the removal of approximately 40 metres of hedgerow to facilitate the creation of a temporary construction access from Heol Cae'r Bont, within the fields incorporated by the BOC facility in connection with 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.

    Submitted 1 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0631 Awaiting decision

    1 Fuller Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4ES

    Proposed single storey side extension and raised patio to rear including demolition of small outbuilding

    Submitted 30 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0632 Awaiting decision

    Land At 26 - 34 Church Road Baglan Port Talbot SA12 8ST

    Change of use of land for the siting of a mobile coffee trailer (Use Class A1)

    Submitted 30 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0633 Decided

    Melin Primary School Mile End Row Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2ED

    Lawful Development certificate (proposed) for new fence and gate

    Submitted 30 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0630 Awaiting decision

    Burrows Yard Afan Way Aberavon Port Talbot SA12 6LL

    Details to be agreed in association with Planning Condition 15 (Contaminated Land - Verification Report) of Planning Permission P2025/0633 granted on 19/12/2025.

    Submitted 29 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0619 Awaiting decision

    Gwaun Iarll Cottage Lane From Dulais Road To Pen Cae'r Lan Farm Seven Sisters Neath Port Talbot SA10 9EW

    Two storey rear extension incorporating balcony and external stair case, two storey side extension, increase in ridge height to accommodate alterations to roof design and external alterations including new first floor side facing window

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0627 Awaiting decision

    38 Jersey Street Velindre Neath Port Talbot SA13 1YR

    Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission P2026/0238 (for a first floor rear extension over existing ground floor extension) to replace the approved ridged roof with a flat roof on the first floor rear extension

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0626 Awaiting decision

    13 Bethesda Road Ynysmeudwy Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4QQ

    Retrospective application for a part-built single storey side and rear extension.

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0625 Awaiting decision

    22 St Illtyds Close Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8BA

    First floor balconies to rear and side of property

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0628 Awaiting decision

    27 Manor Way Briton Ferry Neath Port Talbot SA11 2TR

    Replacement single storey rear extension, raised patio area and 2.5m high privacy fence

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0629 Granted

    Foel Trawsnant Bryn Port Talbot

    Non-material amendment to planning permission P2022/0517 dated 4/4/23 to amend the wording of condition 15 (scheme mitigating the impact on telecommunications links operated by Western Power Distribution) to restrict the development of turbines 10 and 11 until the scheme is approved.

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0622 Awaiting decision

    142 Cimla Road Cimla Neath Port Talbot SA11 3UD

    Proposed lawful development certificate for a single storey rear extension

    Submitted 25 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0624 Awaiting decision

    108 Graig Road Gellinudd Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3DS

    Proposed lawful development certificate for roof alterations comprised of a hip to gable extension and a rear dormer extension.

    Submitted 25 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0623 Awaiting decision

    Aberpergwm Colliery B4242 From Rheola To Glynneath Glynneath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5AJ

    Application under Part 19 (class B) of the General Permitted Development Order 1995 for the installation of a 5000 litre Ad Blue storage tank

    Submitted 25 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0618 Awaiting decision

    56 Pentyla Baglan Road Baglan Neath Port Talbot SA12 8AA

    Replacement rear single-storey extension, with alterations to the external steps leading to the rear garden area

    Submitted 24 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0621 Awaiting decision

    15 Bethel Street Briton Ferry Neath Port Talbot SA11 2HQ

    Discharge Condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of refused application P2025/0036 allowed on appeal CAS-04374-T6Y0J9 dated 29/01/2026.

    Submitted 24 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0614 Awaiting decision

    Mynydd Forch Dwm Wind Farm Fforch Dwn Farm Tonmawr Port Talbot SA12 9SS

    Section 73 - Variation of Condition Application: Proposed variation of Planning Permission (Development of National Significance ('DNS') reference DNS/3255801 granted on 23.12.2024 to remove Planning Condition 28 (Radar Mitigation Scheme).

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026
  • P2026/0615 Decided

    Old / Derelict Vehicle Maintenance Garage Metal Box Milland Road Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 1NJ

    Demolition of vehicle maintenance garage (Prior Notification Application) (additional foul and surface water drainage details received 16.10.26)

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026

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Recent decisions

Data to October 2026

  • P2026/0596 Granted

    47 Manor Street Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1AB

    Replacement single storey rear extension

    Decided 29 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0539 Granted

    4 Dyffryn Road Alltwen Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 3BX

    Demolition of the existing retaining wall and construction of a replacement retaining wall set approximately 2.5 metres from the rear elevation of the host dwelling.

    Decided 28 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0544 Granted

    55 Gwaun Afan Cwmavon Neath Port Talbot SA12 9EJ

    Replacement of vehicular door with bow window to facilitate garage conversion

    Decided 28 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0485 Granted

    86 Waun Leyshon Gwaun Cae Gurwen Neath Port Talbot SA18 1ER

    Proposed single storey side extension serving bedroom and shower room

    Decided 28 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0521 Refused

    St Peters Schoolroom High Street Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot SA8 4JN

    Change of use of the rear section of the former St Peters School Rooms into a community enterprise hub comprising exhibition space for local artwork, workshop/classroom space together with an ancillary café, demolition of shed and assocaited works

    Decided 26 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0512 Granted

    24 Darran Park Neath Abbey Neath Port Talbot SA10 6PY

    Works to x2 trees (identified as T1 & T2) covered by Tree Preservation Order no. T339: Undertake selective lateral reduction by up to 2.5m and pruning back to appropriate secondary growth.

    Decided 26 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0377 Granted

    Clos Castan Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 2AF

    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 only G2 - 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

    Decided 26 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0637 Decided

    Hedgerow Located Along Heol Cae'r Bont Heol Cae'r Bont Margam Neath Port Talbot SA13 2NS

    Application for the removal of approximately 40 metres of hedgerow to facilitate the creation of a temporary construction access from Heol Cae'r Bont, within the fields incorporated by the BOC facility in connection with 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.

    Decided 22 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0509 Granted

    209 Western Avenue Sandfields Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NE

    Proposed widening of existing access to driveway and dropped kerb

    Decided 22 Oct 2026
  • P2026/0563 Granted

    Water Treatment Works Phoenix Wharf Phoenix Wharf Access Road Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 1RA

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 3 (assessment of land contamination) of planning consent P2026/0169 approved on 13/5/26

    Decided 22 Oct 2026

The full record

Decisions between 2003 and 2026

PlanIndex holds 1,385 decisions from Neath Port Talbot between 2003 and 2026, part of 1,571 applications on record. Over that period 97% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 1,106 granted against 35 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 540 applications recorded.

The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.

From the archive

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  • P2003/0533 Granted

    Site Off:- Victoria Road Aberafan Port Talbot

    Construction of 88 residential units

    Decided 10 Jul 2003 Reserved matters
  • P2019/5534 Decided

    45 Waun Daniel Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3HR

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey side extension

    Decided 24 Oct 2019 Lawful development
  • P2019/5519 Granted

    5 Ridgewood Gardens Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3QQ

    Non-material amendment to P2018/0083 granted on 05/03/18 - Amendments to ground and first floor rear windows of two storey rear extension including a Juliet style balcony at first floor

    Decided 24 Oct 2019 Amendments
  • P2019/5516 Decided

    8 Harvey Crescent Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 6DF

    Conversion of garage to living accommodation - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

    Decided 24 Oct 2019 Lawful development
  • P2019/5530 Decided

    9 Davies Road Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 4PH

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey side extension

    Decided 25 Oct 2019 Lawful development
  • P2019/5524 Withdrawn

    24 Wern Road Taibach SA13 2BD

    Proposed fencing to the rear

    Decided 28 Oct 2019 Full applications
  • P2019/5535 Decided

    Pentrehaearn Farm Ty'n Y Cwm Lane Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3EY

    Certificate of lawful development (proposed) to convert detached garage to overspill living accommodation

    Decided 30 Oct 2019 Lawful development
  • P2019/5537 Granted

    29 Railway Terrace Cwmllynfell Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA9 2GP

    Detached outbuilding

    Decided 15 Nov 2019 Full applications
  • P2019/5527 Withdrawn

    Skewen Service Station Layby Off A465 To Skewen Service Station Skewen SA10 7DR

    Installation of Four Electric Vehicle Charging Points and Associated Infrastructure

    Decided 15 Nov 2019 Full applications
  • P2019/5570 Granted

    Land Adjacent To Greencroft Ynys Y Darren Road Ystalyfera

    Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 2 of Planning Permission P2019/5317 for the details of means of enclosure and landscaping.

    Decided 18 Nov 2019 Conditions

Decision speed

12 months to October 2026, where both dates are published

  1. Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 301 49%
  2. 8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 161 26%
  3. Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 153 25%

Planning agents in Neath Port Talbot

The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.

  1. Asbri Planning Ltd. 97% granted overall 78
  2. CWM PLANNING AND DESIGN LTD 89% granted overall 45
  3. Atrium Planning Consultants 80% granted overall 31
  4. Talbot Design Services 93% granted overall 25
  5. CCS Solutions Ltd 77% granted overall 23
  6. Evans Banks Planning Limited 79% granted overall 22

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Common questions

How many planning applications does Neath Port Talbot decide?

In the 12 months to October 2026, Neath Port Talbot decided 615 planning applications. 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

How long does a planning decision take in Neath Port Talbot?

The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 58 days over the 12 months to October 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.

How many Neath Port Talbot decisions arrive within the eight week target?

Of the 615 decisions in the 12 months to October 2026 where both dates are published, 49% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 75% within thirteen weeks.

How many planning applications has Neath Port Talbot decided in total?

PlanIndex holds 1385 decisions from Neath Port Talbot between 2003 and 2026, out of 1,571 applications on record. Across that whole period 97% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

When is planning activity busiest in Neath Port Talbot?

November 2025 was the busiest month across the 12 months to October 2026, with 76 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.

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Neath Port Talbot: 1,571 planning applications on record as of October 2026. Trailing 12 months: 615 decided, 96% approved, median 58 days to a decision. 655 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2003 and 2026: 1,385 in total, 97% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.

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