The meeting was due to consider a temporary deferral of the minimum revenue provision charge, a proposed new No Casino Resolution with changes to the Gambling Policy, and licensing changes to the constitution for information. The minutes for this meeting have not been published, so no decisions are recorded here.
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The Planning Committee was due to consider two items on 3 November 2026: an application to divert part of public footpath LC10 at Pontardulais showground, and the council's Planning Annual Performance Report for 2025-26. No minutes have been published yet, so no decisions are recorded.
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Cabinet met on 15 October 2026 and made decisions on five substantive items. It also approved a revised design and smaller pre-construction budget for Gowerton School (Secondary), and committed a £2,962,397 Welsh Government grant to school repairs.
It noted a progress report from its Service Improvement, Regeneration & Finance Performance Panel and agreed changes to the membership of several scrutiny panels and working groups. It also considered its scrutiny letters and its work programme for the next meeting on 17 November.
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The Scrutiny Inquiry Panel on the cost of living heard from Caroline Newman, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice for Swansea Neath Port Talbot, who answered questions sent to her in advance. The Panel also noted progress with its inquiry project plan. The discussion will feed into the Inquiry Findings Report, which returns to the Panel in November 2026.
The Board heard updates on the five steps in its 2026/27 action plan and noted progress on the Assessment of Local Well-being due in May 2027, with each partner asked to prioritise it.
The Scrutiny Working Group, a small group of councillors who check the council's work, looked at how Business Swansea, the council's business support team, helps local firms. After questioning officers, it made six conclusions and recommendations for the Cabinet Members, including on cash flow for grant applicants, first come, first served funding and feedback from unsuccessful applicants.
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The Scrutiny Inquiry Panel on the cost of living heard evidence from the Council's employment support services. It noted a written response from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It agreed to meet again on 12 October and to visit a food bank in Blaenymaes in late October. The minute records no decision on the evidence itself. The Panel will weigh all the evidence when it agrees its conclusions.
The Panel looked at the Council's first-quarter 2026/27 budget monitoring, first-quarter performance and the Tourism Destination Management Plan update. The minutes record discussion only, and the Panel's follow-up letters ask Cabinet Members for written answers by 10 November.
The Planning Committee approved one application, to give the Council more time to submit plans for a new primary school at Garden Village, Swansea. The approval includes updated wording for three planning conditions and depends on a revised Section 106 agreement (a legal agreement with the developer). No interests were declared and the minutes of 8 September 2026 were approved.
Councillors approved a review of the council's reserves, which moves money towards a larger equal pay provision. They also adopted a motion backing the RNLI, approved the Director of Social Services' annual report and the annual review of performance, and received the Scrutiny annual report.
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The Panel considered the Child and Family Services Annual Wellbeing Report for 2025-26 and the Children's Reviewing Team Annual Report for 2025-26, and looked at its 2026-27 work plan. The minute records no decisions on the reports. The Panel asked for information on staffing levels, vacancies and agency staff.
The Panel heard updates on nature recovery and on water quality, management and pollution control, and considered its work plan. The minutes record no decisions. Officers were asked to explore a future report on common land and to provide further information on three water matters.
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The Sub-Committee considered an application by Green King Brewing and Retail Limited to vary the premises licence for The Miners Rest, Killay. The application covered layout changes, new licence conditions, an external speaker and the removal of older conditions. The Sub-Committee granted the application as modified, after the applicant withdrew its request to extend live and recorded music hours.
On 24 September 2026 the Education Scrutiny Performance Panel received three updates: on Partneriaeth, on the Swansea Skills Partnership, and on the effect of a falling birth rate on schools. It also noted the date of its next informal meeting, at St David's Catholic Primary School on 22 October 2026. The minutes record no decisions on the three updates; the Panel said its views would go to the Cabinet Member in a letter.
The Panel met on 22 September 2026 to consider three items: the West Glamorgan regional transformation programme, the inspection action plan for the Community Mental Health Team (North), and transport to day services. On the mental health item, the Panel agreed that mental health services should remain under scrutiny. The minute records no other decisions.
It granted the licence as modified, treating the event marquee as an internal area and amending condition 18, subject to the conditions set out in the minute.
The Gower National Landscape Advisory Group met on 21 September 2026 to hear updates on membership, the Management Plan, the Article 4 camping rules, overnight camping on Cefn Bryn, and the Sustainable Development Fund. The group endorsed a proposal to replace overhead powerline with underground cable at Broughton. The minutes record no other decisions.