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Pontardawe planning approval rate

Pontardawe ward in Neath Port Talbot has a 94.7% approval rate based on 1,365 planning decisions. Neath Port Talbot overall: 95.4%.

Last updated: August 2026

94.7%
ward approval rate
1,365
Decisions
1,292
Approved
73
Refused
95.4%
Neath Port Talbot average

Pontardawe is broadly in line with the Neath Port Talbot average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Pontardawe compares

Pontardawe ward (1,365 decided)
94.7%
Neath Port Talbot overall (26,607 decided)
95.4%
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Recent decisions in Pontardawe

Removal of the existing pitched entrance roof structures and replacement with a · Mon 20 Jul 2026
Approved
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for Rear Single Storey Rear Extension · Mon 27 Apr 2026
Approved
Proposed change of use of the first & second floors from a residential flat to a · Fri 27 Mar 2026
Approved
Proposed single storey side/rear utility and bathroom extension, the works for w · Wed 25 Mar 2026
Approved
Proposed garden office/store incidental to the dwellinghouse · Fri 13 Feb 2026
Approved

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