Councils decide planning applications for new buildings, extensions and changes of use, and write the local development plan that says where new homes and jobs can go. National parks decide applications inside their boundaries.
Planning officers decide most applications. Larger or disputed ones go to the planning committee of councillors, which meets in public.
Anyone can comment on an application while it's open, usually for 21 days. Stick to planning matters such as traffic, design, noise and overlooking.
| Council | Items | With a decision |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea | 18 | 1 |
| Cardiff | 18 | 17 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 15 | 8 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 10 | 10 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 5 | 4 |
| Newport | 3 | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 | 2 |
| Gwynedd | 3 | 0 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 2 | 1 |
| Torfaen | 2 | 0 |
| Ceredigion | 2 | 1 |
| Powys | 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.