Councils support local businesses, regenerate town centres, run markets and apply for regeneration funding. They work with neighbouring councils through regional bodies called corporate joint committees.
The Cabinet member for the economy leads. Big projects go to the Cabinet, and regional ones to the corporate joint committee.
Business owners can contact the council's business support team. Regeneration plans are usually consulted on.
| Council | Items | With a decision |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea | 56 | 4 |
| Cardiff | 46 | 39 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 21 | 19 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 10 | 10 |
| Newport | 5 | 0 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 5 | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 | 3 |
| Powys | 3 | 0 |
| Gwynedd | 2 | 0 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 1 | 1 |
| Ceredigion | 1 | 1 |
| Torfaen | 1 | 1 |
Decided: The committee approved application 20/0264/FUL for three industrial units and a service road, following the officer recommendation. The application includes retrospective raising of ground levels, meaning work that has already been done.
Decided: The committee approved outline application 24/1239/OUT for one four-bedroom dormer bungalow, following the officer recommendation. "Outline with all matters reserved" means the principle is agreed and the detailed design must be approved later.
Decided: The committee approved application 26/0386/FUL to build a detached dwelling, following the officer recommendation.
Decided: The committee approved application 26/0464/FUL to add a first floor and turn a two-bedroom bungalow into a three-bedroom house. This followed the recommendation of the Director, Housing and Regeneration.
Decided: The committee approved application 26/0511/FUL to install floodlighting and build a concrete bowl extending the existing skatepark, following the officer recommendation.
Decided: The committee approved application 26/0520/FUL for a gym facility and a sauna facility with associated works, following the officer recommendation. Amended plans had been received on 28 July 2026.
Decided: The committee approved application 26/0552/FUL to raise the roof level to provide a loft conversion, following the officer recommendation. Amended plans had been received on 19 August 2026.
Decided: The committee approved application 26/0749/RVOC to change condition 4 (opening hours) of an earlier permission, following the officer recommendation. It amended Condition 1 so the gym is open Monday to Friday from 05:30 to 20:00. The application asked for public use from 06:00 on weekdays.
Decided: The committee refused application 26/0064/FUL, against the recommendation of the Director, Housing & Regeneration. The proposal was to demolish a side extension, store/office and garage and build two dwellings in the car park. A motion to approve in line with the original recommendation was seconded but fell, meaning it was lost.
Decided: The committee refused linked application 26/0073/CAC for the demolition works at the same site, against the recommendation of the Director, Housing & Regeneration. It refused on an updated reason put to Members by officers at the meeting.