Port Talbot planning approval rate
Port Talbot ward in Neath Port Talbot has a 95.4% approval rate based on 916 planning decisions. Neath Port Talbot overall: 95.4%.
Last updated: August 2026
95.4%
ward approval rate
916
Decisions
874
Approved
42
Refused
95.4%
Neath Port Talbot average
Port Talbot is broadly in line with the Neath Port Talbot average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Port Talbot compares
Port Talbot ward
95.4%
Neath Port Talbot overall
95.4%
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Recent decisions in Port Talbot
First floor rear extension over existing ground floor extension. · Thu 06 Aug 2026
Change of Use of first floor B8 Storage to C5 Dwellinghouse to be used otherwise · Fri 22 May 2026
Retrospective application for the change of use of land to garden area the reten · Mon 18 May 2026
Change of use of flat 9 on the second floor from class C3(a)(residential dwellin · Wed 13 May 2026
Raised platform with boundary treatment for a patio to the front of the dwelling · Tue 24 Mar 2026
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