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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At its meeting on 6 November 2025 the Council adopted two notices of motion: one on social cohesion and misinformation about asylum and migration, and one asking the council's Pension Fund and the Wales Pension Partnership not to invest in companies linked to the conflict in Gaza. It agreed to reduce the Governance & Audit Committee from 12 members to 9 from 4 December 2025, and approved changes to the membership of several council bodies. The Section 151 Officer gave a verbal update on the mid-term budget, and no decision was recorded on it.
The Panel considered two items on 4 November 2025: a review of the council's revenue reserves, presented by Ben Smith, and a midpoint update on the Swansea Destination Management Plan 2023-2026, presented by Cllr David Hopkins and Cllr Elliott King. The minutes record no decisions by the Panel; the reserves report goes to full Council for approval.
The committee approved two battery energy storage applications, one at Rhydypandy Road, Morriston and one at Lletty Scilp Farm, Felindre, both subject to a Section 106 agreement. Members also received two reports for information: one on the expiry of the Swansea Local Development Plan on 1 January 2026, and one on the planning service's annual performance for 2024-25. No decisions were recorded on those two reports.
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The Panel heard an update on Early Help, the council's support to help adults stay independent and avoid long-term care, and considered the Adult Services performance report for August 2025. It also agreed to add a report on recent inspections to its December 2025 meeting. The minutes record no formal decision on the first two items.
On 23 October 2025 the Scrutiny Inquiry Panel for Grants looked at the full evidence pack and discussed the key findings of its inquiry into how Swansea Council can ensure the grants it receives provide the best outcomes for residents. The minute records that a final report with conclusions and recommendations will now be written for Cabinet, the councillors who run the Council. The minute records no other decisions.
Cabinet met on 16 October 2025. It approved extra funding for free school meal kitchen projects, a grant bid of up to £2,046,036 for home retrofit work, a delivery plan for the Connect to Work employment programme, and a plan for the historic vessels at Swansea Marina. It also approved governor nominations for schools, noted a report on the council's strategic partnerships, and received a briefing on National Insurance costs.
The Scrutiny Programme Committee met on 14 October 2025. It considered the Western Bay Drugs Commission report on drug-related deaths and agreed to write to the Cabinet Member, with a progress report due in 12 months.
The panel scrutinised the council's Quarter 1 budget monitoring report for 2025/26 and its Quarter 1 performance report. The budget report forecasts a net service overspend of about £3m, with pressures in social services and place, and a £5m underspend in capital financing. The minutes record discussion only, with no formal decisions on either report.
The Planning Committee on 7 October 2025 considered a planning application to convert 90 Springfield Street, Morriston, into a six-bedroom house in multiple occupation, and deferred its decision for a site visit. Members noted the sixth Annual Monitoring Report on the Swansea Local Development Plan and authorised minor changes before it goes to Welsh Government. They also noted new advice from Natural Resources Wales on protected marine areas and planning applications.