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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 Council approved the Annual Monitoring Report 2026 and its submission to the Welsh Government on or before 31 October 2026. It also delegated any final minor amendments to the Interim Team Manager Development Plan, before the report is submitted and published on the website.
Decided: The Committee deferred the application so that members could visit the site. The reason given was to view the site in light of concerns about highway impacts and safety.
Decided: The committee approved application P2026/0371, subject to the conditions in the circulated report.
Decided: The Cabinet approved the revised Buildings and Structures of Local Importance guidance for a six-week public consultation. This guidance is extra planning advice that supports the council's local development plan. The Cabinet also gave the Head of Housing, Planning and Place delegated authority, meaning officers can act without a further meeting, to make minor changes before consultation, after consulting the relevant Cabinet Member.
Decided: Cabinet approved the Annual Monitoring Report 2026, with its annexes, for submission to Welsh Government by 31 October 2026.
Decided: Cabinet unanimously recommended that full Council endorse the Annual Monitoring Report for the adopted Carmarthenshire Local Development Plan. It also recommended that officers be allowed to make typographical or factual corrections to improve the report's clarity and accuracy. Council makes the final decision.
Decided: The Committee approved the application for eight houses, subject to amending the Section 106 agreement so that two affordable homes are secured on the site, and subject to planning conditions. The conditions include a five-year time limit, a limit to permanent homes only (Class C3), biodiversity enhancement measures, a landscaping plan, and a requirement that the development has a Welsh name. The Committee also asked the Assistant Head of Department to contact Bangor City Council again, to encourage it to respond to planning applications.
Decided: The Council approved the four draft Supplementary Planning Guidance documents for six weeks of public consultation. It also gave officers delegated authority, meaning permission to act without a further vote, to make non-substantive factual, typographical or grammatical changes.
Decided: Members agreed unanimously to defer the application pending a Planning Committee site visit, so no decision was made.
RESOLVED to note the schedule of planning applications dealt with the Report of the Corporate Lead Officer – Economy and Regeneration.
Decided: The committee deferred the application for a site visit, with internal and external inspections. The vote was 16 for, none against and none abstaining. Members also asked for a further report to a future meeting, with possible reasons for refusal and officers' recommendations.
Decided: The Committee approved the application, in line with the Director's recommendation.