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Planning applications across Wales

Planning applications from Wales's councils and national parks, collected from their planning registers, in one place. Find what's planned near you, see what was decided, and have your say while there's still time.

We currently collect 18 of Wales's 25 planning authorities. The table below says where data is missing or out of date.

How each planning authority decides applications

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How planning works

  1. Application received

    The council checks the application is complete and gives it a reference number.

  2. Consultation

    The council tells neighbours and others, usually with a site notice or letters. Anyone can comment, usually within 21 days.

  3. Decision

    Most applications are decided by the council's planning officers. Larger or disputed ones go to the planning committee, where councillors decide in public.

  4. After the decision

    If permission is refused, the applicant can appeal to Planning and Environment Decisions Wales. Other people can't appeal, but can comment on an appeal.

Only planning matters count in a decision: things like the look of a building, traffic, noise, overlooking, loss of light, and the council's local development plan. A fall in the value of a neighbouring home doesn't count, nor does who the applicant is.