Meetings
Every meeting of Swansea Council's committees. Meetings of the full Council, the Cabinet, scrutiny and planning committees get a plain-language summary once their minutes are published.
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The Planning Committee considered one planning application, to demolish the vacant Greyhound Inn at Llanrhidian and build nine homes, five for sale on the open market and four affordable. Members approved the application, subject to a Section 106 agreement (a legal agreement with the developer that sets out obligations such as affordable homes).
Full Council met on 3 September 2026. It adopted a change to the rules for appointing senior officers, agreed to add a statutory pensions post and an Independent Person for the Local Government Pension Scheme, and changed some committee memberships. It also adopted two notices of motion, on additional learning needs (ALN) funding and on high street planning, and received annual reports from three committees.
Cancelled
The Planning Committee met on 4 August 2026 and approved one application: listed building consent to re-roof parts of The Guildhall and refurbish its windows. Listed building consent is permission needed to alter a listed building. The approval was referred to Cadw, the Welsh Government's heritage body, as the law requires. The minute records no declarations of interest.
The Scrutiny Programme Committee met on 29 July 2026 to consider a call-in of the Cabinet's 16 July decision to agree the sale of the council's freehold of the Swansea.com Stadium to Swansea City AFC. A call-in lets scrutiny councillors ask for a decision to be reviewed before it takes effect. The minute records questions to the Cabinet Member and officers on value, investment, valuation and safeguards, but does not record the committee's outcome.
On 28 July 2026 the Climate Change and Nature Scrutiny Performance Panel heard updates on the Council's Net Zero 2030 target and its Climate Change 2050 work. It confirmed Cllr Mary Jones as Convener for 2026-27, agreed its role, and agreed its work plan for the year. The minutes record no decisions on the two updates, which the Panel heard.
The minute records no decisions on these items. The Panel welcomed the information and asked questions, and it considered its work plan for the rest of the year.
The Scrutiny Inquiry Panel on the Cost of Living heard evidence from Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS), with Amanda Carr attending and Cabinet Member Alyson Anthony also present. The questions covered rising living costs, demand on voluntary groups, gaps in support, partnership working and the Poverty Truth Commission. The minute records no decisions, and the discussion will feed into the Panel's findings report.
At its first meeting of the 2026-27 year on 21 July 2026, the Adult Services Scrutiny Performance Panel confirmed Cllr Susan Jones as Convener and agreed its role. It considered inspection reports on care services, performance figures for May 2026 and progress on the Council's Better Care commitments. It agreed its 2026-27 work plan, adding an update on the Community Mental Health Team inspection.
The Panel considered three items: amendments to the Corporate Plan 2023-28, the Quarter 4 and end of year 2025/26 performance report, and the Annual Review of Performance 2025/26. The Corporate Plan report sought Council approval of the updated plan; that approval is not recorded in these papers.
Cancelled
On 16 July 2026 the Cabinet made decisions on eleven items. It approved nominations for five local authority governor vacancies, adopted a volunteering policy, and agreed the final 2025-26 revenue and capital spending figures and how to carry forward unspent money. It also agreed a notice of intent to move land for a new special school, endorsed a regional drug and alcohol strategy, and agreed in principle to sell the Council's freehold of the Swansea.com stadium to Swansea City AFC.
The Scrutiny Programme Committee met on 14 July 2026. It appointed Councillor Peter May as a non-voting co-opted member, renewed the co-option of performance panel convenors, and approved the 2026/27 work programme.
The Planning Committee on 7 July 2026 considered an application to vary a listed building consent for the redevelopment of the Vivian and Musgrave Engine Houses at Landore, Swansea. The change concerns the foundations and ground backfill of the new link building after archaeological investigations. The Committee approved the application and referred it to Cadw, the Welsh heritage body.