Replacement Local Development Plan review
Decided: The recommendations in the report were approved.
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Councils have been deciding individual planning applications and progressing local development plan work, including annual monitoring reports due with Welsh Government by 31 October 2026.[1][3]
Written in November 2026 from council records since 20 September 2026, open consultations and official sources. Written automatically, then checked: every point names its sources and every figure appears in them. Follow the links to check anything before relying on it.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 99 | 89 |
| Caerphilly | 95 | 0 |
| Gwynedd | 65 | 51 |
| Wrexham | 59 | 43 |
| Pembrokeshire | 58 | 51 |
| Denbighshire | 38 | 32 |
| Carmarthenshire | 25 | 21 |
| Bridgend | 24 | 0 |
| Powys | 21 | 11 |
| Ceredigion | 20 | 11 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 20 | 18 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 19 | 17 |
| Cardiff | 18 | 17 |
| Newport | 18 | 12 |
| Conwy | 18 | 18 |
| Swansea | 16 | 16 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 15 | 11 |
| Torfaen | 14 | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 | 10 |
| Flintshire | 10 | 6 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 5 | 5 |
Decided: The recommendations in the report were approved.
Decided: The committee approved the application, subject to the conditions in the report and the amendment sheet.
RESOLVED That Councillor John Parsons be granted dispensation to speak only on matters relating to Planning Application 23/0576/PA in respect of land south of Cleggar Park, Lamphey, Pembroke,; and that the dispensation be valid until the end of the administrative year (May 2027). [Councillor David Edwards rejoined the meeting at this juncture]
Decided: Permission was granted in line with the officer's recommendation, with two added conditions. Before first use, a Car Park Management Plan and a Travel Plan must be submitted to and approved by the Council.
Decided: Permission was granted in line with the officer's recommendation.
Decided: Permission was refused, against the officer's recommendation to grant it. The reason given is that the site does not have enough off-street parking, so more cars would likely park on nearby streets and harm highway safety. This conflicts with policies GDP1 and T8 of the Wrexham Unitary Development Plan, the Council's main planning policy document.
Decided: The Committee approved the application with conditions. The approval is subject to a legal agreement, either a Section 106 agreement or a unilateral agreement, to secure a contribution to open spaces. A Section 106 agreement is a legal deal between the council and the developer that secures money or works. A unilateral agreement is a legal undertaking given by the developer alone. A proposal to defer the application for further talks with Natural Resources Wales about the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was put forward but not seconded, so it fell.
Decided: The Committee approved the application with conditions, subject to a Section 106 agreement or a unilateral agreement to secure a £10,000 contribution towards a play area. The conditions cover highways, biodiversity, landscaping, drainage, archaeology and protection of the public footpath.
Decided: The Committee approved the application with conditions. The conditions require the work to follow the avoidance and pollution measures in the Initial Environmental Assessment and the tree protection measures, and require biodiversity enhancements to be agreed.
Decided: The Committee delegated the power to approve the application to the Senior Planning Manager, subject to a condition that the work follows the revised plans submitted on 12 January 2026. The conditions of the original 2022 permission still apply.
Decided: Council approved three proposed amendments to key housing sites in the Preferred Strategy (December 2024). It also approved a revised timetable for the Delivery Agreement and gave the Head of Planning and Public Protection delegated authority (power to act without a further meeting) to make the changes and send the revised version to Welsh Government for approval.
Decided: The Committee approved the application in line with the officers' recommendation. It did so with two changes: condition 5 now requires a parking layout to be submitted and approved, and a new condition requires a construction management plan.
Decided: The Committee approved the application in line with the officers' recommendation. A motion to hold a site visit was seconded but failed. Councillor W Owen asked for it to be recorded that he voted against approval.
Decided: The Committee approved the application in line with the officers' recommendation.
Decided: The Committee refused the application. The minute says this was in line with the officers' recommendation.
Decided: The committee granted W/36561, a residential development on land to the rear of Heol y Meinciau, Pontyates, subject to the conditions in the report and addendum. It granted PL/10262, at Glynrhos, Cross Hands, against the officers' recommendation to refuse it. The committee deferred one application because it was not quorate; the minute does not name it.
Decided: Planning permission was granted, subject to a Section 106 agreement. This is a legal agreement between the council and the developer, for example to pay for local facilities.
Decided: Members resolved to be minded to grant conditional planning permission, subject to improvements to the path within a set timescale and a variation to the Section 106 agreement dated 11 May 2015 so its obligations remain in force. If the variation is not completed within three months, or a longer period agreed by the Development and Building Control Manager, permission should be refused. The Development and Building Control Manager was authorised to decide the application under delegated powers.
Decided: Members resolved to be minded to grant conditional planning permission, subject to a variation to the Section 106 agreement dated 11 May 2015 so its obligations remain in force. If the variation is not completed within three months, or a longer period agreed by the Development and Building Control Manager, permission should be refused. The Development and Building Control Manager was authorised to decide the application under delegated powers.
Decided: Members resolved to be minded to grant conditional planning permission. The Development and Building Control Manager was authorised to decide the application under delegated powers.